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.
- 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