Idiom
bundle of nerves
Meaning
A person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am a bundle of nerves before my driving test.”
“She was a bundle of nerves while waiting for the results of her final exam to be posted.”
“Although he had rehearsed his speech dozens of times, he remained a bundle of nerves as he stepped onto the stage to address the large audience.”
Examples
simple
“I am a bundle of nerves before my driving test.”
contextual
“She was a bundle of nerves while waiting for the results of her final exam to be posted.”
complex
“Although he had rehearsed his speech dozens of times, he remained a bundle of nerves as he stepped onto the stage to address the large audience.”
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