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ANXIETY

all worked up (over something) and all worked up (about something)

excited and agitated about something.

Tom is all worked up over the threat of a new war.Don't get all worked up about something that you can't do anything about.Bill is all worked up again. It's bad for his health.

at loose ends

restless and unsettled.

Just before school starts, all the children are at loose ends.When Tom is home on the weekends, he's always at loose ends.Jane has been at loose ends ever since she lost her job.

bite one's nails

to be nervous or anxious; to bite one's fingernails from nervousness or anxiety. (Used both literally and figuratively.)

I spent all afternoon biting my nails, worrying about you.We've all been biting our nails from worry.

bundle of nerves

someone who is very nervous and anxious.

Mary was a bundle of nerves until she heard that she passed the test.You always seem to be such a bundle of nerves.

come unglued

to lose emotional control; to have a mental breakdown; to break out into tears or laughter. (Slang.)

When Sally heard the joke, she almost came unglued.When the bank took away my car, I came unglued and cried and cried.

get butterflies in one's stomach

to get a nervous feeling in one's stomach.

Whenever I have to go on stage, I get butterflies in my stomach.She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test.

get cold feet

to be fearful about doing something.

Todd got cold feet at the last moment.He can't do it. He has cold feet. Someone else will have to tell the police.I usually get cold feet when I have to speak in public.

get goose bumps and get goose pimples

for one's skin to feel prickly or become bumpy due to fear or excitement.

When he sings, I get goose bumps.I never get goose pimples.That really scared her. Now she's got goose pimples.

get gray hair(s)

to have one's hair turn gray from stress or frustration.

I'm getting gray hair because I have three teenage boys.Oh, Tom, stop it! I'm going to get gray hairs.I have gray hairs from raising four kids.

get worked up (over something) and get worked up (about something)

to get excited or emotionally distressed about something.

Please don't get worked up over this matter.They get worked up about these things very easily.I try not to get worked up.

give one butterflies in one's stomach

to cause someone to have a nervous stomach.

Tests give me butterflies in my stomach.It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.

hot and bothered

excited; anxious. (Informal. Fixed order.)

Now don't get hot and bothered. Take it easy.John is hot and bothered about the tax increase.

ill at ease

uneasy; anxious.

I feel ill at ease about the interview.You look ill at ease. Please relax.

keep someone on tenterhooks

to keep someone anxious or in suspense. (Also with have.)

Please tell me now. Don't keep me on tenterhooks any longer!Now that we have her on tenterhooks, shall we let her worry, or shall we tell her?

keyed up

anxious; tense and expectant. (Informal.)

I don't know why I'm so keyed up all the time. I can't even sleep.Ann gets keyed up before a test.

on edge

nervous.

I have really been on edge lately.Why are you so on edge?

on pins and needles

anxious; in suspense.(Fixed order.)

I've been on pins and needles all day, waiting for you to call with the news.We were on pins and needles until we heard that your plane landed safely.

push the panic button and press the panic button

to panic; to become anxious or panicky. (Slang.)

I do okay taking tests as long as I don t push the panic button.Whatever you do, don't press the panic button.

run scared

to behave as if one were going to fail. (Informal. Typically said of someone running for election.)

The mayor was running scared, but won anyway.When we lost that big contract, everyone in the office was running scared. We thought we'd be fired.

sweat blood

to be very anxious and tense. (Slang.)

What a terrible test! I was really sweating blood at the last.Bob is such a bad driver. I sweat blood every time I ride with him.

tie someone (up) in knots

to become anxious or upset. (Informal.)

John tied himself in knots worrying about his wife during the operation.This waiting and worrying really ties me up in knots.

ANXIETY - ANTICIPATION

not to cross a bridge before one comes to it

not to worry excessively about something before it happens. (Note the variations in the examples.)

There is no sense in crossing that bridge before you come to it.She's always crossing bridges before coming to them. She needs to learn to relax.

ANXIETY - REPRESSED

bottle something up

to hold one's feelings within; to keep from saying something that one feels strongly about.

Let's talk about it, John. You shouldn't bottle it up.Don't bottle up your problems. It's better to talk them out.

ANXIETY - SEVERE

break down

[for one] to lose control of one's emotions; [for one] to have a nervous collapse.

He couldn't keep going. He finally broke down and wept.I was afraid I'd break down.

antsy

mod. nervous; restless.

You look a little antsy. What's wrong?Who is that antsy guy?She gets antsy before a test.

at loose ends

mod. nervous and anxious; bored with nothing to do.

Tom usually works puzzles whenever he's at loose ends.I'm at loose ends on weekends.

basket case

n. a person who is a nervous wreck.

After that meeting, I was practically a basket case.The waiting was so intense that I was a real basket case.

bundle of nerves

n. a very nervous person.

I'm just a bundle of nerves. I wish this were over.Paul's been a bundle of nerves ever since his wreck.

clutched

mod. nervous.

I get so clutched before a test.George is clutched most of the time. He's in bad shape.

clutch (up)

in. to become very tense and anxious; to freeze with anxiety.

I have been known to clutch up before a race.Cool it, babe! Don't clutch!

crack up

in. to have a nervous breakdown.

The poor guy cracked up. It was too much for him.You would crack up, too, if you had been through all he went through.

creeps

n. the jitters; a case of nerves. (Always with the.)

These movies always give me the creeps.The creeps always make me have to go to the john.

dragged

mod. anxious or frightened after smoking marijuana.

The kid was dragged. You could tell he didn't have much experience with the real world.Some of these burnouts really look dragged.

edgy

mod. nervous; anxious and uncertain.

I feel sort of edgy about the race.I'm just an edgy guy.Don't let yourself get so edgy.

get one's bowels in an uproar

tr. to become overly anxious or excited.

Cool it! Don't get your bowels in an uproar.Fred's always getting his bowels in an uproar about nothing.

have ants in one's pants

tr. to be nervous and anxious.

He seems to have ants in his pants before each game.All kids have got ants in their pants all the time at that age.

heebie-jeebies and heeby-jeebies

n. an extreme case of anxiety or fear.

I have the heebie-jeebies whenever I go to the dentist.These movies give me the heeby-jeebies.

jumpy

mod. nervous.

I'm a little jumpy today, and I don't know why.Now, don't be jumpy. Everything will be all right.

keyed (up)

mod. nervous; anxious.

Sally was a little keyed up before the meet.When I get keyed, I meditate.

nervous Nellie

n. any nervous person, male or female.

Sue is such a nervous Nellie. She should calm down.Relax! Don't be such a nervous Nellie.

nervy

mod. nervous.

Mary is so nervy. Anything will set her off.Now, don't get nervy.

psych out

in. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a brief time.

Another day like this one and I'll psych out for sure.He looked at the bill and psyched out.

run scared

in. to act panicked.

All the politicians are running scared.Don't panic. There is no reason to run scared.

screaming-meemies and screamingmeamies

n. a mental breakdown.

They sent Max away with the screamingmeemies.I need some sleep. I'm about to come down with the screamingmeamies.

stew

in. to fret.

It's bad, but don't stew about it.I spent most of last night stewing about my job.

n. a fretful state.

Don't work yourself into a stew.Look at her face. That is the result of a dreadful stew. I wonder what's wrong.

strung out and strung (up)

mod. depressed; nervous.

I get strung out before tests and other traumatic things.I'm a little strung out—because of the accident, I guess.

sweat

tr. & in. to fret (about something) while waiting for an outcome.

Come on, don't sweat it. It'll work out.This whole promotion business really has me sweating.

sweat something out

tr. to wait out something; to fret and worry until the end of something.

You'll just have to sweat it out. There's no way to hurry it up.We'll sweat out the wait—like everybody else.

twit

n. a nervous or frantic state.

The twit I was in made me seem sort of silly, I'm afraid.My confused state became a serious twit, and I didn't know what to do.

up the wall

mod. anxious; in a very bad situation.

He's really up the wall about Mary's illness.We were all up the wall until the matter was resolved.

uptight

mod. anxious.

Dave always seems uptight about something.He is one uptight guy.Don't get uptight before the test.

white-knuckle

mod. having to do with an event that creates a lot of tension, especially an airplane flight.

I had a real white-knuckle session with the boss today.We came in during the storm on a white-knuckle flight from Chicago.

mod. of a person who is made tense by something such as flying or sailing.

I'm afraid I'm a white-knuckle sailor, and you'd all be much happier if I stay on dry land.My cousin is a whiteknuckle flyer and would rather take the train.

white knuckler

n. a suspenseful event, such as an exciting movie or a rough airplane flight.

The movie was a real white knuckler.We sat through the white knuckler even without popcorn.

n. a tense and nervous person.

You white knucklers are just going to have to relax.I'm such a white knuckler before a test.

willies

n. a case of fear or anxiety.

That kind of movie always gives me the willies.I got the willies before the test.

词组	ANXIETY
释义	IDIOMSLANG ANXIETY all worked up (over something) and all worked up (about something) excited and agitated about something. Tom is all worked up over the threat of a new war.Don't get all worked up about something that you can't do anything about.Bill is all worked up again. It's bad for his health. at loose ends restless and unsettled. Just before school starts, all the children are at loose ends.When Tom is home on the weekends, he's always at loose ends.Jane has been at loose ends ever since she lost her job. bite one's nails to be nervous or anxious; to bite one's fingernails from nervousness or anxiety. (Used both literally and figuratively.) I spent all afternoon biting my nails, worrying about you.We've all been biting our nails from worry. bundle of nerves someone who is very nervous and anxious. Mary was a bundle of nerves until she heard that she passed the test.You always seem to be such a bundle of nerves. come unglued to lose emotional control; to have a mental breakdown; to break out into tears or laughter. (Slang.) When Sally heard the joke, she almost came unglued.When the bank took away my car, I came unglued and cried and cried. get butterflies in one's stomach to get a nervous feeling in one's stomach. Whenever I have to go on stage, I get butterflies in my stomach.She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test. get cold feet to be fearful about doing something. Todd got cold feet at the last moment.He can't do it. He has cold feet. Someone else will have to tell the police.I usually get cold feet when I have to speak in public. get goose bumps and get goose pimples for one's skin to feel prickly or become bumpy due to fear or excitement. When he sings, I get goose bumps.I never get goose pimples.That really scared her. Now she's got goose pimples. get gray hair(s) to have one's hair turn gray from stress or frustration. I'm getting gray hair because I have three teenage boys.Oh, Tom, stop it! I'm going to get gray hairs.I have gray hairs from raising four kids. get worked up (over something) and get worked up (about something) to get excited or emotionally distressed about something. Please don't get worked up over this matter.They get worked up about these things very easily.I try not to get worked up. give one butterflies in one's stomach to cause someone to have a nervous stomach. Tests give me butterflies in my stomach.It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive. hot and bothered excited; anxious. (Informal. Fixed order.) Now don't get hot and bothered. Take it easy.John is hot and bothered about the tax increase. ill at ease uneasy; anxious. I feel ill at ease about the interview.You look ill at ease. Please relax. keep someone on tenterhooks to keep someone anxious or in suspense. (Also with have.) Please tell me now. Don't keep me on tenterhooks any longer!Now that we have her on tenterhooks, shall we let her worry, or shall we tell her? keyed up anxious; tense and expectant. (Informal.) I don't know why I'm so keyed up all the time. I can't even sleep.Ann gets keyed up before a test. on edge nervous. I have really been on edge lately.Why are you so on edge? on pins and needles anxious; in suspense.(Fixed order.) I've been on pins and needles all day, waiting for you to call with the news.We were on pins and needles until we heard that your plane landed safely. push the panic button and press the panic button to panic; to become anxious or panicky. (Slang.) I do okay taking tests as long as I don t push the panic button.Whatever you do, don't press the panic button. run scared to behave as if one were going to fail. (Informal. Typically said of someone running for election.) The mayor was running scared, but won anyway.When we lost that big contract, everyone in the office was running scared. We thought we'd be fired. sweat blood to be very anxious and tense. (Slang.) What a terrible test! I was really sweating blood at the last.Bob is such a bad driver. I sweat blood every time I ride with him. tie someone (up) in knots to become anxious or upset. (Informal.) John tied himself in knots worrying about his wife during the operation.This waiting and worrying really ties me up in knots. ANXIETY - ANTICIPATION not to cross a bridge before one comes to it not to worry excessively about something before it happens. (Note the variations in the examples.) There is no sense in crossing that bridge before you come to it.She's always crossing bridges before coming to them. She needs to learn to relax. ANXIETY - REPRESSED bottle something up to hold one's feelings within; to keep from saying something that one feels strongly about. Let's talk about it, John. You shouldn't bottle it up.Don't bottle up your problems. It's better to talk them out. ANXIETY - SEVERE break down [for one] to lose control of one's emotions; [for one] to have a nervous collapse. He couldn't keep going. He finally broke down and wept.I was afraid I'd break down. antsy mod. nervous; restless. You look a little antsy. What's wrong?Who is that antsy guy?She gets antsy before a test. at loose ends mod. nervous and anxious; bored with nothing to do. Tom usually works puzzles whenever he's at loose ends.I'm at loose ends on weekends. basket case n. a person who is a nervous wreck. After that meeting, I was practically a basket case.The waiting was so intense that I was a real basket case. bundle of nerves n. a very nervous person. I'm just a bundle of nerves. I wish this were over.Paul's been a bundle of nerves ever since his wreck. clutched mod. nervous. I get so clutched before a test.George is clutched most of the time. He's in bad shape. clutch (up) in. to become very tense and anxious; to freeze with anxiety. I have been known to clutch up before a race.Cool it, babe! Don't clutch! crack up in. to have a nervous breakdown. The poor guy cracked up. It was too much for him.You would crack up, too, if you had been through all he went through. creeps n. the jitters; a case of nerves. (Always with the.) These movies always give me the creeps.The creeps always make me have to go to the john. dragged mod. anxious or frightened after smoking marijuana. The kid was dragged. You could tell he didn't have much experience with the real world.Some of these burnouts really look dragged. edgy mod. nervous; anxious and uncertain. I feel sort of edgy about the race.I'm just an edgy guy.Don't let yourself get so edgy. get one's bowels in an uproar tr. to become overly anxious or excited. Cool it! Don't get your bowels in an uproar.Fred's always getting his bowels in an uproar about nothing. have ants in one's pants tr. to be nervous and anxious. He seems to have ants in his pants before each game.All kids have got ants in their pants all the time at that age. heebie-jeebies and heeby-jeebies n. an extreme case of anxiety or fear. I have the heebie-jeebies whenever I go to the dentist.These movies give me the heeby-jeebies. jumpy mod. nervous. I'm a little jumpy today, and I don't know why.Now, don't be jumpy. Everything will be all right. keyed (up) mod. nervous; anxious. Sally was a little keyed up before the meet.When I get keyed, I meditate. nervous Nellie n. any nervous person, male or female. Sue is such a nervous Nellie. She should calm down.Relax! Don't be such a nervous Nellie. nervy mod. nervous. Mary is so nervy. Anything will set her off.Now, don't get nervy. psych out in. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a brief time. Another day like this one and I'll psych out for sure.He looked at the bill and psyched out. run scared in. to act panicked. All the politicians are running scared.Don't panic. There is no reason to run scared. screaming-meemies and screamingmeamies n. a mental breakdown. They sent Max away with the screamingmeemies.I need some sleep. I'm about to come down with the screamingmeamies. stew 1. in. to fret. It's bad, but don't stew about it.I spent most of last night stewing about my job. 2. n. a fretful state. Don't work yourself into a stew.Look at her face. That is the result of a dreadful stew. I wonder what's wrong. strung out and strung (up) mod. depressed; nervous. I get strung out before tests and other traumatic things.I'm a little strung out—because of the accident, I guess. sweat tr. & in. to fret (about something) while waiting for an outcome. Come on, don't sweat it. It'll work out.This whole promotion business really has me sweating. sweat something out tr. to wait out something; to fret and worry until the end of something. You'll just have to sweat it out. There's no way to hurry it up.We'll sweat out the wait—like everybody else. twit n. a nervous or frantic state. The twit I was in made me seem sort of silly, I'm afraid.My confused state became a serious twit, and I didn't know what to do. up the wall mod. anxious; in a very bad situation. He's really up the wall about Mary's illness.We were all up the wall until the matter was resolved. uptight mod. anxious. Dave always seems uptight about something.He is one uptight guy.Don't get uptight before the test. white-knuckle 1. mod. having to do with an event that creates a lot of tension, especially an airplane flight. I had a real white-knuckle session with the boss today.We came in during the storm on a white-knuckle flight from Chicago. 2. mod. of a person who is made tense by something such as flying or sailing. I'm afraid I'm a white-knuckle sailor, and you'd all be much happier if I stay on dry land.My cousin is a whiteknuckle flyer and would rather take the train. white knuckler 1. n. a suspenseful event, such as an exciting movie or a rough airplane flight. The movie was a real white knuckler.We sat through the white knuckler even without popcorn. 2. n. a tense and nervous person. You white knucklers are just going to have to relax.I'm such a white knuckler before a test. willies n. a case of fear or anxiety. That kind of movie always gives me the willies.I got the willies before the test.
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