have the wind up

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To be very anxious, upset, or frightened. They had the wind up after we threatened them with legal action.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zhelimir	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Ann	AN	English
Ejiro	-	Western African, Urhobo
Hyrum	HIE-rəm	English (Rare)
Obdulia	-	Spanish
Kotone	ko-to-ne	Japanese