all wound up

all wound up

Very tense or nervous; jittery. A: "Why is Don pacing?" B: "I think he's all wound up because he's next to get a performance review."
See also: all, up, wound
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • if (one) is a day
  • if he is a day
  • if he's, she's, etc. a day
  • French leave
  • be going great guns
  • dirt nap
  • if one’s a day
  • if (one's) a day
  • if a day
  • be whistling in the dark