be on edge

be on edge

To be anxious and tense. A: "Why is Carrie pacing?" B: "She's waiting for the doctor to call with her test results, so she's been on edge all day."
See also: edge, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • on edge
  • on pins and needles
  • like a cat on a hot tin roof
  • be like a cat on a hot tin roof
  • cat on a hot tin roof
  • a cat on a hot tin roof
  • het
  • as the case may be
  • be a (something) in the making
  • crisis