nervous wreck
noun
informal
: a person who is very worried or nervous about something
Before the wedding the bride's father was a nervous wreck.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
But the headlines brought attention to Fleming’s hero, who compared favorably with his nervous wreck of a house guest.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
On the morning of Jan. 20, 2016, Jamie-Lynn Sigler was a nervous wreck.
—Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
Big Think, 24 June 2024
But the headlines brought attention to Fleming’s hero, who compared favorably with his nervous wreck of a house guest.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
On the morning of Jan. 20, 2016, Jamie-Lynn Sigler was a nervous wreck.
—Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Nervous wreck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous%20wreck. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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