on edge

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

(idiomatic) Tense, nervous; consequently irritable.
Waiting to see who had been chosen, we were all on edge.

Related terms

Translations

tense, nervous with fear

Finnish: rauhaton (fi), kireä (fi)
German: gespannt (de), nervös (de), aufgeregt (de)
Maori: monia, mōniania'
Polish: spięty
Swedish: på helspänn (sv)
Ukrainian: напру́жено (naprúženo)

Anagrams

Goeden, genoed

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