{adj. phr.} Not feeling at ease or comfortable; anxious; worried; unhappy. * /Donald had never been to a big party before and he was ill at ease./ * /When Joe first went to dancing school, he was ill at ease, not knowing how to act./ Contrast: AT EASE(2).
ILL AT EASE
Meaning of ILL AT EASE in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012