feel butterflies (in your stomach)
- feel butterflies (in your stomach)
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to feel very nervous or excited about something that you have to do, especially something important
Do you get butterflies when you have to talk to lots of people?
Thesaurus: physical sensations associated with emotions
hyponym to worry or feel nervous about something
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have butterflies (in your stomach) — have/get/feel/butterflies (in your stomach) phrase to feel very nervous or excited about something that you have to do, especially something important Do you get butterflies when you have to talk to lots of people? Thesaurus: physical sensations… … Useful english dictionary
get butterflies (in your stomach) — have/get/feel/butterflies (in your stomach) phrase to feel very nervous or excited about something that you have to do, especially something important Do you get butterflies when you have to talk to lots of people? Thesaurus: physical sensations… … Useful english dictionary
have butterflies in your stomach — have butterflies (in (your) stomach) to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do. She had butterflies in her stomach as she walked out onto the stage … New idioms dictionary
have butterflies in your stomach — have butterflies in (your) stomach to feel very nervous. Her mouth was dry, there were butterflies in her stomach, and her knees were shaking so much it was hard to walk on stage … New idioms dictionary
stomach — [[t]stʌ̱mək[/t]] ♦♦♦ stomachs, stomaching, stomached 1) N COUNT Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines. He had an upset stomach... My stomach is completely full. Syn: tummy 2) N COUNT … English dictionary
have butterflies in stomach — have butterflies (in (your) stomach) to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do. She had butterflies in her stomach as she walked out onto the stage … New idioms dictionary
have butterflies in stomach — have butterflies in (your) stomach to feel very nervous. Her mouth was dry, there were butterflies in her stomach, and her knees were shaking so much it was hard to walk on stage … New idioms dictionary
have butterflies — (in (your) stomach) to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do. She had butterflies in her stomach as she walked out onto the stage … New idioms dictionary
butterfly */ — UK [ˈbʌtə(r)ˌflaɪ] / US [ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ] noun Word forms butterfly : singular butterfly plural butterflies 1) [countable] a flying insect with large colourful wings 2) [countable] someone who keeps changing from one activity or person to another,… … English dictionary
butterfly — but|ter|fly [ bʌtər,flaı ] noun * 1. ) count a flying insect with large colorful wings 2. ) count someone who keeps changing from one activity or person to another, and never stays long with any of them: She s such a social butterfly! 3. ) the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English