She's a real live wire.
the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires
Recent Examples on the WebBut now he’s left feeling like a loose live wire.—Hunter Harris, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2021 Clark is a live wire, making baskets from the logo and zipping passes all over the court.—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023 Till, portrayed by Antonio Michael Woodard in Mosaic Theater Company’s protractedly solemn mounting, is a 14-year-old live wire with a stutter, a disability the teenager tries to overcome by breaking out into whistles.—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
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