English Dictionary

nervous Nellie

名詞

くだけた表現

(informal) A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.

日本語の意味

神経質で心配性な人 / 不安や緊張が強く、消極的な性格の人 / 内向的で臆病な性格の人物

Don't be such a nervous Nellie about the interview; you've prepared well.

面接のことでそんなに心配性にならないでください。十分準備していますよ。

意味（1）

(informal) A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.

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.

nervous Nellies （ plural ）