Weekend Lesson No. 5 let's learn some new idioms : 1. Nervous wreck 👉 Before the job interview, I was a complete nervous wreck. 2. Racked with worry / Racked with guilt 👉 She was racked with worry when her son didn’t come home on time. 👉 He was racked with guilt after lying to his best friend. 3. Sweat bullets 👉 I was sweating bullets while waiting for my exam results. 4. A bundle of nerves 👉 He was a bundle of nerves before giving his first public speech. 5. Go to pieces 👉 She went to pieces when she heard about the accident. 6. Lose sleep over something 👉 Don’t lose sleep over what they said , it’s not worth it. 7. Crack under pressure 👉 Some people perform well, but others crack under pressure during big events. 8. On pins and needles 👉 I was on pins and needles waiting for the doctor to call with the test results.