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be on edge
be on edge
To be anxious and tense. A: "Why is Carrie pacing?" B: "She's waiting for the doctor to call with her test results, so she's been on edge all day."
be on edge
to be nervous or worried about something The players were all a little on edge before the big game.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Roosevelt | | ROZ-ə-velt | English |
| Karoline | | kah-ro-LEE-nə (German) | German, Danish, Norwegian |
| Siorus | | - | Welsh |
| Moisey | | mah-ee-SYAY | Russian |
| Jacquelyn | | JAK-ə-lin | English |
| Enoch | | EE-nək (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |