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Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

Susceptible to anger or prone to getting on the defensive

(of a person) Easily influenced by feelings or emotions

Adjective

Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

feeling anxious

bundle of nerves

on pins and needles

in a state of agitation

in a state of nerves

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

a bundle of nerves

easily frightened

easily agitated

beside yourself

at the end of your tether

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot-and-bothered

hot under collar

bricking oneself

in a cold sweat

all of a lather

all of a dither

all of a doodah

discombobulated

terror-stricken

scared to death

hot and bothered

with your heart in your mouth

like a fish out of water

horror-stricken

having butterflies in the stomach

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

shaking in one's shoes

discountenanced

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

frightened to death

shaking like a leaf

paralysed with fear^UK

hot under the collar

frozen with fear

paralyzed with fear^US

with bated breath

with one's stomach in knots

having cold feet

all of a flutter

champing at the bit

sweating bullets

excessively active

tossing and turning

on the defensive

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

apprehensive about

tied up in knots

biting one's nails

on the qui vive

in fear and trepidation

lacking social skills

having stage fright

having a funny feeling

at sixes and sevens

hyper-sensitive

easily offended

easily affected

all of a tremble

emotionally confused

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Adjective

Susceptible to anger or prone to getting on the defensive

easily offended

prima donna-ish

on a short fuse

bundle of nerves

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

hot under the collar

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

ill-humoured^UK

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Adjective

(of a person) Easily influenced by feelings or emotions

easily deceived

easily taken in

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

easily influenced

unsophisticated

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

wet behind the ears

as green as grass

putty in one's hands

rolls with punches

easily persuaded

able to be influenced

easily exploited

easily controlled

kidding oneself

swallowing whole

taking the bait

falling hook line and sinker

self-controlled

self-restrained

well-disciplined

going along with

open to instruction

able to live with

non-restrictive

live-and-let-live

generous to a fault

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

eager to please

going easy with

glad to be of assistance

with the patience of Job

easily manipulated

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