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bundle of nerves

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bundle of nerves
n. Informal
An extremely nervous person.


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What do you know about them, you of all men, a bundle of nerves and brains, with a motor for a heart, and an automatic brake upon your passions?
I don't know how he meant it, but at that moment, slim and elegant, he seemed a mere bundle of nerves himself, with the flitting expressions on his thin, well-bred face, with the restlessness of his meagre brown hands amongst the objects on the table.
It was a weary bundle of nerves that came to the Parisian Cafe next morning.
 
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