B2idiomemotionsIELTS-friendly
on edge
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nervous and unable to relax
Also 'edgy'. It is 'on edge', not 'on the edge' (which means near a cliff or a limit).
In context
I've been on edge all morning, waiting for my test results.
The loud sirens at night kept everyone in the building on edge.
More idioms about emotions
- a bitter pill to swallowan unpleasant fact or situation that is hard to accept
- a bundle of nervesvery nervous and worried
- a chip on your shouldera lasting anger because you feel you were treated unfairly in the past
- a knot in your stomacha tight, sick feeling in your body caused by worry or fear
- a lump in your throata tight feeling in your throat because you are so moved that you might cry