a bag/bundle of nerves
noun phraseDefinition of a bag/bundle of nerves
informal
: an extremely nervous person
He was a bundle of nerves before his speech.
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“A bag/bundle of nerves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20bag%2Fbundle%20of%20nerves. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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