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What does "get worked up" mean?

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Rebecca

If someone is "worked up" it means that the person is really startled, excited, or surprised. In this case, the boy is both startled and surprised. Ex: I was very worked up to see my cat again. Ex: The man really got worked up when his baseball team won.

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