make sb edgy
Frequency: 6.04.0 per million words
to cause someone to become nervous or irritable
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Examples (10)
- She made Jeff edgy with her constant demands.
- The long silence made everyone in the room edgy.
- The approaching deadline is starting to make me edgy.
- Too much caffeine always makes him a little edgy.
- The news report about the stock market made investors edgy.
- His strange behavior was making the other guests edgy.
- The detective's relentless questioning made the suspect edgy.
- Flickering lights and strange noises can make people edgy.
- A lack of clear information will make the team edgy before the presentation.
- What makes you so edgy today?