| 单词 | to be on wires |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be (all) on wires P1. to be (all) on wires: to be in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety; to be tense or on edge. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > be in state of nervous excitement [verb (intransitive)] to take ona1450 seethe1609 trepidate1623 to take on oneself1632 flutter1668 pother1715 to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle)1723 to be nerve all over1778 to be all nerve1819 to be (all) on wires1824 to break up1825 to carry on1828 to be on (occasionally upon or on the) edge1872 faff1874 to have kittens1900 flap1910 to be in, get in(to), a flap1939 to go sparec1942 to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964 faffle1965 to get one's knickers in a twist1971 to have a canary1971 to wet one's pants1979 tweak1981 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 262/2 He is on wires—his rage is expressed by trembling, and his feeling by the fidgets. 1853 Dublin Univ. Mag. Jan. 28/2 ‘I knew you would be on wires as soon as Alphonsine entered’, exclaimed my companion. 1892 A. Conan Doyle Lot. No. 249 in Harper's Mag. Sept. 531/1 Your nerves are all in a jangle. You must drop these little midnight games with mummies, or you'll be going off your chump. You're all on wires now. 1915 Times 27 Aug. 11/5 You have heard people say that they are ‘all on wires’ after a tiresome hard day's house cleaning or washing. < as lemmas |
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