She'd been wound tight as a spring, ready for the moment and perhaps even looking forward to it.

On the last night, he'd be wound especially tight.

He is wound so tight over these two because he missed out on all the fun.

Beside me, Angel was wound tight, her hand clenching mine hard.

The springs there were wound so tight that it would be a long while before there was any slack in them.

"You have to be wound so tight and you can't have any feelings."

He was wound tight as a spring, frightened.

It was understandable that he'd be wound tight.

It's wound around you tight as a cocoon.