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Unable to rest or relax due to stress or worry

Impatient under delay, duress, or control

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious

Easily excitable with an excessive amount of energy

Unable or unwilling to sleep

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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Adjective

Unable to rest or relax due to stress or worry

champing at the bit

like a cat on hot bricks

like a cat on a hot tin roof

on pins and needles

a bundle of nerves

bundle of nerves

discombobulated

restlessly moving

on the defensive

in a state of agitation

in a state of nerves

on the qui vive

like a fish out of water

ill-humoured^UK

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

feeling anxious

all of a dither

all of a lather

in a cold sweat

hot and bothered

all of a doodah

bricking oneself

discountenanced

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

easily frightened

easily agitated

hot under the collar

easily offended

beside yourself

emotionally charged

at the end of your tether

self-justifying

all of a flutter

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

lacking social skills

tied up in knots

butterflies in stomach

biting one's nails

with bated breath

lacking confidence

not self-assured

lacking self-confidence

sweating bullets

tossing and turning

having butterflies in the stomach

having stage fright

having butterflies

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

terror-stricken

hanging by thread

at sixes and sevens

hyper-sensitive

chicken-hearted

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

hot-and-bothered

blowing hot and cold

throwing a wobbly

at your wits' end

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

out of your mind

hot under collar

easily affected

heavy with grief

racked with suffering

overcome with sorrow

racked with pain

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“In the right frame of mind any crucial five minutes could amuse the most restive psyche, despite which fact you feel certain that you could easily destroy a universe of time.”

Adjective

Impatient under delay, duress, or control

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

unaccommodating

stubborn as a mule

undisciplinable

obstinately disobedient

set in one's ways

self-opinionated

unfavourable^UK

individualistic

without law and order

confrontational

raising the roof

attention-seeking

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

ill-disciplined

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

higgledy-piggledy

in high spirits

wild and woolly

lacking self-control

at sixes and sevens

every which way

utterly confused

full of mischief

causing trouble

socially impaired

impossible to cope with

untrammelled^UK

like a loose cannon

full of confusion

full of conflict

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

easily provoked

on a short fuse

beside yourself

exceeding bounds

spreading like wildfire

off straight and narrow

like one possessed

over-enthusiastic

have chip on shoulder

double-crossing

overenthusiastic

as merry as a grig

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Adjective

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

ready and willing

champing at the bit

waiting with bated breath

hankering after

on pins and needles

in seventh heaven

chomping at the bit

in high spirits

keen as mustard

jumping for joy

in transports of delight

on top of the world

beside oneself with happiness

as keen as mustard

wild with excitement

bright and breezy

in a frenzy of delight

full of vim and vigour

delirious with happiness

with bated breath

alive and kicking

as merry as a grig

infatuated with

feeling one's oats

as pleased as Punch

pleased as punch

filled with joy

doing handsprings

untrammelled^UK

full of the joys of spring

straining at the leash

extremely happy

jumping up and down

full of enthusiasm

consumed with desire

beside yourself

favourably inclined

chafing at the bit

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

floating on air

foaming at the mouth

full of get-up-and-go

full of joie de vivre

as happy as a clam

pleasantly surprised

as happy as Larry

like a child with a new toy

like a dog with two tails

aspiring towards

very enthusiastic

with an appetite

waiting for the axe to fall

extremely enthusiastic

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Adjective

Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

hot under the collar

ill-humoured^UK

fed up to the teeth

carrying a chip on your shoulder

disapproving of

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

with chip on shoulder

bent out of shape

blue in the face

foaming at the mouth

out of countenance

insurrectionary

have had enough

have had a basinful of

have had it up to here with

have had something up to here

down in the dumps

as sick as a parrot

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Adjective

Easily excitable with an excessive amount of energy

easily frightened

easily agitated

feeling anxious

excessively active

bundle of nerves

on pins and needles

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

hot under the collar

hot and bothered

blowing hot and cold

a bundle of nerves

ill-humoured^UK

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

all of a lather

in a state of nerves

all of a doodah

discombobulated

bricking oneself

like a fish out of water

in a cold sweat

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

discountenanced

all of a flutter

beside yourself

tossing and turning

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

lacking social skills

with bated breath

on the defensive

lacking confidence

on the qui vive

out of countenance

not self-assured

lacking self-confidence

having stage fright

having butterflies

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

terror-stricken

champing at the bit

sweating bullets

unsure of yourself

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

having butterflies in the stomach

out of your mind

hanging by thread

at sixes and sevens

scared to death

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

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Adjective

Unable or unwilling to sleep

tossing and turning

unable to sleep

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

on the qui vive

not missing a trick

with eyes peeled

with eyes like a hawk

fast on the draw

paying attention

always-vigilant

with weather eye open

keeping your eyes peeled

keeping a weather eye on things

with your wits about you

quick off the mark

quick on the uptake

listening carefully

having foresight

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Adjective

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

spur-of-the-moment

going off deep end

hell-for-leather

over-adventurous

jumping to conclusions

over-venturesome

not bargained for

out of the blue

without warning

bull-in-a-china-shop

playing with fire

not in the cards

easily provoked

jumping the gun

on a short fuse

badly thought out

not thought through

self-destructive

asleep at the switch

overventuresome

asleep at the wheel

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

unselfconscious

ill-thought-out

feather-brained

footloose and fancy-free

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

spur of the moment

unsophisticated

straightforward

lacking foresight

not recommended

like a bull in a china shop

disregardful of

not in the loop

paying no heed to

taking no notice of

not paying attention

off the top of one's head

dangerously fast

labouring under a delusion

led up the garden path

as game as Ned Kelly

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