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Tener los nervios a flor de piel

To be on edge / To have nerves on end

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to have nerves at the surface of the skin'. Describes being extremely tense or emotionally raw, hypersensitive to everything.

See It in Context

Antes del examen tenía los nervios a flor de piel.

Before the exam my nerves were on end.

—¿Estás bien? —No mucho, tengo los nervios a flor de piel.

—Are you ok? —Not really, I'm on edge.

Con todo lo que está pasando, tiene los nervios a flor de piel.

With everything that's happening, her nerves are completely on edge.