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
NezİH-Turkish
Goldstein['gəuldsti:n]
Radmilo-Serbian
Alyssiaə-LIS-yəEnglish (Modern)
Nicolaas-Dutch
LeenaLE:-nah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian