butterflies in one's stomach
- butterflies in one's stomach
*butterflies in one's stomach
a nervous feeling in one's stomach. (*Typically:
get \butterflies in one's stomach
; have \butterflies in one's stomach
; give someone \butterflies in one's stomach.) •
Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterf lies in my stomach.
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She always has butterf lies in her stomach before a test.
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It was not frightening enough to give me butterf lies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.
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{n. phr.} A queer feeling in the stomach caused by nervous fear or uncertainty; a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach. * /When Bob walked into the factory office to ask for a job, he had butterflies in his stomach./
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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butterflies in one's stomach — {n. phr.} A queer feeling in the stomach caused by nervous fear or uncertainty; a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach. * /When Bob walked into the factory office to ask for a job, he had butterflies in his stomach./ … Dictionary of American idioms
butterflies\ in\ one's\ stomach — n. phr. A queer feeling in the stomach caused by nervous fear or uncertainty; a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach. When Bob walked into the factory office to ask for a job, he had butterflies in his stomach … Словарь американских идиом
have butterflies in one's stomach — verb To be nervous, uncertain, or anxious. He had butterflies in his stomach the morning of his wedding … Wiktionary
stomach — See: eyes are bigger than one s stomach, butterflies in one s stomach, turn one s stomach … Словарь американских идиом
Butterflies in the stomach — is a medical condition characterized by the physical sensation of a fluttery or tickling (hence butterflies) feeling in the stomach. This sensation can be a physical sensation related to the body s fight or flight response or it can be an… … Wikipedia
stomach — See: EYES BIGGER THAN ONE S STOMACH, BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR STOMACH, TURN ONE S STOMACH … Dictionary of American idioms
stomach — See: EYES BIGGER THAN ONE S STOMACH, BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR STOMACH, TURN ONE S STOMACH … Dictionary of American idioms
with one's heart in one's mouth — she slowly made her way down the dark cellar stairs with her heart in her mouth Syn: in alarm, in fear, fearfully, apprehensively, on edge, with trepidation, in suspense, in a cold sweat, with bated breath, on tenterhooks; informal with… … Thesaurus of popular words
with one's heart in one's mouth — IN ALARM, in fear, fearfully, apprehensively, on edge, with trepidation, in suspense, in a cold sweat, with bated breath, on tenterhooks; informal with butterflies in one s stomach, in a state, in a stew, in a sweat; Brit. informal having… … Useful english dictionary
butterflies — informal a fluttering and nauseous sensation felt in the stomach when one is nervous. → butterfly … English new terms dictionary
