on edge

Idioms and Phrases

Tense, nervous, irritable, as in We were all on edge as we waited for the surgeon's report . This expression transfers the edge of a cutting instrument to one's feelings. [Late 1800s] Also see on the edge ; set one's teeth on edge .

Example Sentences

In the film, the humans have amassed a giant armory of weapons, which makes the apes very on-edge, and leads to them revolting.

From The Daily Beast

The front may be formed of two course of brick-on-edge, and if divisions are required, they should be formed in the same way.

From Project Gutenberg

If you want a real, first-class, tooth-on-edge Doone valley, the place to look for it is in the book.

From Project Gutenberg