nervous wreck
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Meanwhile, the experts in Europe are still a nervous wreck.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
She said during that time she felt like a "nervous wreck", not knowing where she would live.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024
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
“I was a nervous wreck and highly ashamed of myself,” he wrote.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
By this time Maxine was a nervous wreck, along with Donald and Lester and everybody else on Bus 6.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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