nervous wreck
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Meanwhile, the experts in Europe are still a nervous wreck.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Back then, and even now, the assumption is that any 20-year-old rookie entering the major leagues, especially one who didn’t speak English, would be quiet, a bit intimidated, often a nervous wreck.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 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
In the note to her mother, Ms Kumar said her mental health had declined while working at the QE and she was "now a nervous wreck".
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023
By the time hunting season was over, I was a nervous wreck.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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