nervous wreck
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Meanwhile, the experts in Europe are still a nervous wreck.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
What I got from it was this very driven woman who is extremely capable, but sort of a nervous wreck.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
Even their dog was a nervous wreck with the constant rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
“I was a nervous wreck and highly ashamed of myself,” he wrote.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
At the spirit rally, I was a nervous wreck, but since I’m a smooth kind of gal, I didn’t let it show.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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