nervous wreck
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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
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
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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