on edge
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishon edgeon edgeNERVOUSnervous, especially because you are expecting something unpleasant to happen
Paul felt on edge about meeting Lisa. → edgeExamples from the Corpuson edge• As reports of robberies continued to appear in the press, the whole community was increasingly on edge.• Jerry had had a hard day and his nerves were on edge.
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- be on the edge
- be on the ragged edge
- on the edge of something
- on the edge of your seat
- be on a razor/razor’s edge
- set somebody’s teeth on edge
- be teetering on the brink/edge of something
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