nervous nellie

These user-created lists contain the word ‘nervous nellie’.

• tom, dick and harry

  merry andrew, spotted dick, black jack, lazy susan, bloody mary, charley horse, doubting thomas, willy nilly, jolly roger, peg leg, catherine wheel, charlotte russe and 156 more...

• For Pete's Sake

  Names that appear in common phrases/clichès. (Also see sionnach's list, tom, dick and harry.)

  adam's apple, jim crow, joe blow, bobby pin, nervous nellie, for pete's sake, jolly roger, john hancock, johnny-come-lately, suzie q, teddy bear, tommy gun and 81 more...