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a bag/bundle of nerves

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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 26 Feb. 2021.

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