a bag/bundle of nerves

noun phrase

informal

: an extremely nervous person

He was a bundle of nerves before his speech.

Examples of a bag/bundle of nerves in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Walking across the stage in her cap and gown to accept her diploma from Tarrant County College on May 15, Mackenzie Sutton was a bundle of nerves. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2026

Last night, Chelsea’s No 1 looked more like the ‘keeper who was a bag of nerves for his first 18 months at Stamford Bridge following a summer 2023 move from Brighton. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

Not necessarily tranquility; almost every Miyake lead is outright depressed or a bundle of nerves about key issues in their life. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025

Where Sydney is a bundle of nerves most of the time, Chantel is at ease with herself and her place in the world, happily gossiping about friends, family, and clients with her cousin. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025

His persona gleams with sheen and shine, but he is often tightly coiled, a bundle of nerves underneath glistening skin. — Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023

Baumgartner is actually a bundle of nerves before attacking the course. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022

Your spine protects your spinal cord, a bundle of nerves that transmit messages between your brain and pretty much every part of your body. — Demetria Wambia, SELF, 17 Feb. 2022

Johnson had surgery to remove a new tumor from her neck in January, but doctors couldn’t get it all — it was wrapped around her jugular vein and a bundle of nerves. — NBC News, 3 Mar. 2021