BUNDLE OF NERVES Definition & Meaning

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bundle of nerves

noun

someone who is overcome with worry, fear, or anxiety:
He鈥檚 an incredible singer but a complete bundle of nerves before a performance.

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Origin of bundle of nerves¹

First recorded in 1935鈥�40

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Idioms and Phrases

Extremely jittery, tense, or fearful person, as in For months after the accident, Aunt Jane was a bundle of nerves . [1930s]

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"I have just been a bundle of nerves for days, it is just complete relief."

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The major concern was how much damage had been done to his spinal cord, which is a bundle of nerves that transmits information between the brain and the body.

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The Spinal Cord The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that connects the brain to the rest of the body, allowing messages to be sent back and forth.

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If you are attacked, the most sensitive part of a shark is its nose, which is a bundle of nerves, and its eyes.

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What do you say when your best friend has lost his mojo because you tried to reduce him to a paranoid bundle of nerves terrified of going into anaphylactic shock?

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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