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Nervous nellie
"Nervous nellie" in a Sentence (2 examples)
Political opponents doubted his capacity, referred to him as "too nervous, too worried a little man," and remarked that his Senatorial colleagues used to refer to him humorously as "Nervous Nellie."
The captain is a nervous Nellie who can't make a decision without the approval of his protective aide-de-camp.
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