nervous wreck
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Kris is also a bit of a nervous wreck, though the character is scripted with an unfortunate mix of pedestrian mumbliness and tin-eared therapeutic explication that Ms. Einbinder struggles to transcend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
The 66-year-old said losing her home had left her feeling like a "nervous wreck".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024
But in the real world, interacting with other people—especially kids my own age—made me a nervous wreck.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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