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
BÉBhinnBAY-vin, BE-veenIrish
Kumar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannad
SnjeŽAna-Croatian, Serbian
Rees-Welsh
Kfir-Hebrew
Elisie-Macedonian