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
Varda	-	Hebrew
Mathieu	-	French
Sung-Hoon	sung-hoon	Korean
England	['inglənd]
MelİKe	-	Turkish
Zuzen	-	Basque