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all wound up

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all wound up

Very tense and/or nervous. Jittery. A: "Why is Don pacing?" B: "I think he's all wound up because he's next to get a?performance review."
See also: all, up, wound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rico (2)REE-koItalian
&Thorn;ÓRfre&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Yoshirouyo-shee-ṙo:Japanese
Boyka-Bulgarian
Chevonne-Irish
VicoVEE-koItalian
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