nervous wreck

An individual suffering from extreme agitation or worry, as in Pat was a nervous wreck until her mother arrived at the wedding. This expression is nearly always used hyperbolically. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see basket case.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Willy	WIL-ee (English), VI-lee (German), WIL-lee (Dutch), VIL-lee (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch
Thijmen	-	Dutch
Bradley	['brædli]
Cecilie	se-SEEL-ye (Norwegian, Danish)	Norwegian, Danish, Czech
Smadar	-	Hebrew
Venkata	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam