in a dither
All worked up
In a dither describes a state of nervous agitation or indecision.
Someone in a dither is flustered, unable to settle on a course of action: She was in a dither about what to wear to the interview.
The phrase suggests anxious fluttering rather than calm deliberation.
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- hem and hawSpeak evasively, delay deciding
- vacillationInability to choose
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
worked up · worry · fretting · uncertainty · at sixes and sevens · second-guessing · stammering · jitteriness · on edge · agitation · tizzy · indecision · cold feet · wavering · fluster · apprehension · pacing · nervousness