| 单词 | nervous nellie |
| 释义 | nervous NellieSEE SYNONYMS FOR nervous Nellie ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person. Origin of nervous NellieFirst recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby nervous Nellienervous bladder, nervous breakdown, nervous exhaustion, nervous indigestion, nervous lobe, nervous Nellie, nervous system, nervous wreck, nervule, nervuration, nervure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with nervous Nellienervous Nellie An unduly timid or anxious person, as in He's a real nervous Nellie, calling the doctor about every little symptom. This term does not allude to a particular person named Nellie; rather, the name was probably chosen for the sake of alliteration. [Colloquial; c. 1920] 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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