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bundle of nerves in British English See full dictionary entry for nerves bundle of nerves in American Englishnouna person who is extremely nervous Word origin [1935–40 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, gangbuster, hard core, prime mover, unit trustExamples of 'bundle of nerves' in a sentencebundle of nerves Theo and I went in the taxi with Beverley and Trevor who were both a bundle of nerves.He was a bundle of nerves and could hardly speak.However, all this uncertainty has you so uptight, you're a bundle of nerves.The club have been a bundle of nerves all year.Yet the trainer himself is a bundle of nerves.If he didn't laugh, you might think he was a monomaniacal bundle of nerves.Every despot is a bundle of nerves.He repeatedly says that he always felt inadequate, that beneath his cheerful exterior he was a panicky bundle of nerves.Suffice to say, it is a one-off photo op with a wriggling bundle of nerves.Some relish the occasion, no matter how big, while others are a bundle of nerves.I work in a charity shop once a week; there's no parking outside and people are a bundle of nerves when they deliver their donations. |