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live wire

  [lahyv]
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–noun Informal.
an energetic, keenly alert person.
Origin:
1900–05, Americanism
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live wire   (līv)   
n.  

  1. A wire carrying electric current.

  2. Informal A vivacious, alert, or energetic person.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
(live) wire

  1. n.
    an energetic and vivacious person. : With a wire like Taylor in charge, things will get done, that's for sure.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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live wire

A highly alert or energetic person. For example, Sally's a real live wire; she brightens up any gathering. This metaphoric term transfers a wire carrying electric current to a lively individual. [c. 1900]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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