Значение слова "BUTTERFLIES IN ONE'S STOMACH" найдено в 2 источниках

BUTTERFLIES IN ONE'S STOMACH

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"

butterflies in one's stomach: translation

*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./