"on edge" meaning in English

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        "(idiomatic) Tense, nervous; consequently irritable."
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
          "word": "rauhaton"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
          "word": "monia"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
          "word": "spięty"
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          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
          "word": "på helspänn"
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          "roman": "naprúženo",
          "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
      "word": "rauhaton"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
      "word": "gespannt"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
      "word": "nervös"
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      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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      "roman": "naprúženo",
      "sense": "tense, nervous with fear",
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