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in a spin

informal

Definition

worried and confused: She's in a spin over the arrangements for the party. News of the director's resignation sent/threw the management into a spin.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
(Definition of in a spin from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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