in a tizzy



*in a tizzy

Fig. in an excited and confused condition. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) John is in a tizzy because we're an hour late. Mary was in a tizzy when she couldn't find her keys.
See also: tizzy

in a tizzy

mod. in a state of mental disorder. Fred is all in a tizzy.
See also: tizzy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Passang-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Concettakon-CHET-tahItalian
PÍAPEE-ahSpanish
Cordellkawr-DELEnglish
Iohanna-Biblical Latin
AngelAYN-jəl (English)English, Bulgarian, Macedonian