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Worked up
Worked up adjective - (of persons) excessively affected by emotion.
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Stormy's adoptive father apparently just adopted her as some kind of sex toy and did so until she finally worked up the courage to call social services.
Source: Literature / Odd Thomas -
He's still worked up over it when a pair of F-14s buzz his flight, and he actually fires at them, severely damaging the flight controls of one, while the other settles in behind ready to shoot the lot of them down, but American commanders call him off.
- Former host Simon Hoggart used to regularly offer "two points to somebody"note On one occasion Alan Coren got quite worked up about this, leading John Sargent to comment that Alan had been getting more competitive ever since he and Sandi became team captains on the new Call My Bluff.
Source: The Points Mean Nothing
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