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
Cholpon	-	Kyrgyz
Dinh	-	Vietnamese
Marianne	[.mæri'æn]
Kermit	['kɜ:mit]
Lourdes	LOOR-des (Spanish), LUWRD (French), LAWRDZ (English)	Spanish, Various
Tzofiya	-	Hebrew