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
Toivo	TOY-vo	Finnish
Malkhazi	-	Georgian
Yuuka	yoo:-kah	Japanese
Beracha	-	Hebrew
Sundar	-	Tamil, Indian, Hindi
TunÇ	TOONCH	Turkish