He is nervous and high-strung, often to the point where he wets himself.
His explosions of temper maintained the discipline of this camp of high-strung people.
Minette is socially inept, high-strung, and temperamental, but above all, she is talented.
Its strong points are its adroit, tireless energy, its high-strung impudence and its spicy, tingling mixtures of orchestral sound.
Playful and cheerful, the breed can be high-strung and excitable, and is prone to being headstrong.
Due in part to his high-strung nature, however, he suffered a nervous breakdown during the 1936 season.
Both were regarded as high-strung characters with delicate temperaments.
She is a high-strung, nervous child with a delicate stomach.
