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49 entries under expression topic. ×
| on edge(adjective, upset, anxious, tense) | |
| in a fright(idiom, fear) | |
| scared stiff | |
| have cold feet(adjective, idiom, fearful, suspicious) | |
| having cold feet(adjective, idiom, weak, gentle) | |
| having the willies(idiom, weak, spineless, gutless) | |
| in a cold sweat(adjective, idiom, upset, anxious) | |
| in a dither(adjective, idiom, nervous, shy) | |
| in a sweat(adjective, idiom, upset, anxious) | |
| in a tizzy(adjective, idiom, anxious, nervous) | |
| lacking courage(weak, spineless, gutless) | |
| no guts(weak, spineless, gutless) | |
| paper tiger(weak, spineless, gutless) | |
| running scared(adjective, upset, weak, anxious) | |
| strung out(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried) | |
| worried stiff(upset, anxious, tense, disturbed) | |
| in a funk | |
| nerves on edge | |
| basket case(adjective, nervous, worried, restless) | |
| beside oneself(anxious, nervous, concerned, distracted) |
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