live wire
noun/ˈlaɪv ˈwaɪə(ɹ)/
Definitions
An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
- Two boys got electrocuted when a live wire fell on the auto-rickshaw in which they were sitting.
An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
- With his thin, eager face and darting hands he was more than a live wire - he was a whole bundle of live wires.
- Mr. Black is a kindly, gentle, fine individual, but as a leader, an up-to-date fellow, a go-getter—why he just doesn't know the first thing about it. . . . In a growing community like Douglaston we need a live wire.
- I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire / Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA