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on edge
Idioms and Phrases
Tense, nervous, irritable, as in We were all on edge as we waited for the surgeon's report . This expression transfers the edge of a cutting instrument to one's feelings. [Late 1800s] Also see on the edge ; set one's teeth on edge .Example Sentences
Since the incident, Dean says she has constantly been on edge.
Redick said the mood of the group as “on edge as we should be.”
The intensity of the winds and power outage had him on edge.
So, we can see why the mere mention of speaking to constituents sets Rep. Nancy Mace's teeth on edge.
The combination of targeted detentions and reports of wide-scale visa revocations have left campuses on edge, from the biggest public universities to elite Ivy League institutions, students and faculty told the BBC.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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