on edge

prepositional phrase

Tense, nervous; consequently irritable.

“Waiting to see who had been chosen, we were all on edge.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticTense, nervous; consequently irritable.

    Waiting to see who had been chosen, we were all on edge.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Esperanto kvazaŭ sur rando
  • kvazaŭ sur randotense, nervous with fear
Finnish rauhaton, kireä
  • rauhatontense, nervous with fear
  • kireätense, nervous with fear
French contracté (e)
  • contracté (e)tense, nervous with fear
German gespannt, nervös
  • gespannttense, nervous with fear
  • nervöstense, nervous with fear
  • aufgeregttense, nervous with fear
Māori monia, mōniania
  • moniatense, nervous with fear
  • mōnianiatense, nervous with fear
  • irirangitense, nervous with fear
  • tūtakarerewatense, nervous with fear
Polish spięty
  • spiętytense, nervous with fear
Russian на взводе
  • на взводе (na vzvode)tense, nervous with fear
Spanish alterado, de los nervios
  • alteradotense, nervous with fear
  • de los nerviostense, nervous with fear
  • con/“que tiene” los nervios de puntatense, nervous with fear
Swedish på helspänn
  • på helspänntense, nervous with fear
Ukrainian напру́жено
  • напру́жено (naprúženo)tense, nervous with fear
Cite this entry
APA

on edge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20edge

MLA

“on edge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20edge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on edge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20edge.

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