bundle of nerves

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bundle of nerves

noun bundles of nerves

idiomatic A person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition. Being in point of fact a complete bundle of nerves and nothing else, his thin figure shook like a harp-string in painful excitement at a contretemps which would scarcely have quickened the pulse of an ordinary man.
Similar: bag of nerves, worrywart, coward
dated, idiomatic A lively, continually active person. "Come and take lunch with me." The speaker was a walking, talking bundle of nerves, clothed in black broadcloth. A flawless diamond sparkled on the scarlet scarf that peeped above his close-fitting Prince Albert coat, and a pair of roguish eyes danced above two rosy cheeks.
Similar: bundle of energy

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@misc{bundle_of_nerves_2026,
  title = {bundle of nerves},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bundle%20of%20nerves},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}