on edge
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on edge
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- Tense, nervous; consequently irritable. Waiting to see who had been chosen, we were all on edge.
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prep_phrase tense, nervous with fear
| Español | alterado, de los nervios, con/“que tiene” los nervios de punta |
|---|---|
| Français | contracté (e) |
| Deutsch | gespannt, nervös, aufgeregt |
| Русский | на взводе na vzvode |
Talk about this word "on edge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20edge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. on edge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20edge "on edge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20edge.
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@misc{on_edge_2026,
title = {on edge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20edge},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
