highly charged
/ˌhʌɪli ˈtʃɑːdʒd
/adjective
Filled with great excitement, tension, or emotion: the highly charged atmosphere of the Watergate period...
- Everything is in place for a taut, highly charged thriller.
- His cool, sparse film-making style distances us from his highly charged stories.
- Ever the fervent advocate of contemporary music, he led a highly charged account of the daunting score.
- have a lock on
- have a long way to go
- have a lot (or not much) on the ball
- have a mind of one's own
- have a moment
- have a mountain to climb
- have an axe to grind
- have an eye for
- have a nice day
- have ants in one's pants
- have a/one's cross to bear
- have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something
- have a (or one's) bellyful
- have a plum in one's mouth
- have a problem with
- have a screw loose
- have a shy at
- have a soft spot (also soft corner) for
- have at
- have a thick (or thin) skin
- have a thick skin
- have a thing about
- have a thing for
- have a thin time
- have a tiger by the tail (also be riding a tiger)