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166 entries under expression topic. ×
| hot under collar(adjective, idiom, upset, keen) | |
| in a cold sweat(adjective, idiom, upset, uncertain) | |
| in a dither(adjective, idiom, uncertain, nervous) | |
| in a state(adjective, idiom, upset, excited) | |
| in state(adjective, confused, apprehensive, frantic) | |
| itching for(adjective, keen, dry, eager) | |
| lacking courage(weak, spineless, gutless) | |
| looking for(keen, alert, careful, watchful) | |
| looking to(keen, alert, careful, attentive) | |
| nervous wreck(adjective, excited, nervous, pressure) | |
| no guts(weak, spineless, gutless) | |
| on alert(keen, alert, careful, attentive) | |
| on guard(keen, alert, careful, attentive) | |
| on pins and needles(adjective, idiom, keen, violent) | |
| on the job(idiom, keen, alert, careful) | |
| on the lookout(idiom, keen, alert, careful) | |
| on the qui vive(keen, awkward, careful, unsettled) | |
| on thin ice(idiom, uncertain, nervous, worried) | |
| on toes(keen, alert, careful, attentive) | |
| paper tiger(weak, spineless, gutless) |
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