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wound tighter than an eight day clock

When a person or pet exhibits nervous energy, they are said to be “tightly wound”.
Before electricity, mechanical clocks were wound by turning a key or crank to tighten a mainspring. As the spring would lose tension, the hands would turn for about 8 days before needing to be rewound.
Damn! Did you see how much cocaine Liz snorted? She is going to be wound tighter than an eight day clock this week!
by Have a go then April 11, 2022
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