on edge

Threats and abuse "make you on edge", Amesbury said, noting that two MPs - Jo Cox and Sir David Amess - were murdered in the past decade.

"So, when someone approached me at ten past two in the morning it was quite natural to be on edge and anxious - and I got it wrong," he said.

If you work in those very sectors, you’ve likely been on edge for a while now.

Local members of Congress have also launched an investigation into why a faulty evacuation order meant for residents near the Kenneth fire was sent countywide Jan. 9, alarming residents already on edge who were miles away from any danger.

She said the Trump administration’s threats have her and her family on edge.