butterflies in (one's) stomach

A feeling of nervousness. The butterflies in my stomach almost kept me from going on stage and performing.

See also: butterfly, stomach

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*butterflies in one's stomach

a nervous feeling in one's stomach. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone~.) Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterflies in my stomach. She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test. It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.

See also: butterfly, stomach

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

butterflies in one's stomach

Fluttering sensations caused by a feeling of nervous anticipation. For example, I always get butterflies in my stomach before making a speech. This term likens a nervous feeling to that resulting from swallowing live butterflies that fly about inside one. [c. 1900]

See also: butterfly, stomach

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

butterflies in your stomach

If you have butterflies in your stomach, you feel very nervous about something that you have to do. He seemed so full of enthusiasm that I felt foolish still having butterflies in my stomach. Now I can go there as a competitor, I'm starting to feel the butterflies in my stomach already. Note: Butterflies is also used in many other structures and expressions with a similar meaning. Any jockey who says he doesn't get butterflies down at the start is telling lies. Carol felt butterflies tumbling in her guts.

See also: butterfly, stomach

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

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butterflies in one's stomach
butterflies in stomach
butterflies in your stomach
get butterflies in (one's) stomach
get/have butterflies
(one's) stomach is in knots
food baby
settle (one's) stomach
settle stomach
berp

词组	butterflies in (one's) stomach
释义	butterflies in (one's) stomach butterflies in (one's) stomach A feeling of nervousness. The butterflies in my stomach almost kept me from going on stage and performing. See also: butterfly, stomach Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. butterflies in one's stomach a nervous feeling in one's stomach. (Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone~.) Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterflies in my stomach. She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test. It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive. See also: butterfly, stomach McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. butterflies in one's stomach Fluttering sensations caused by a feeling of nervous anticipation. For example, I always get butterflies in my stomach before making a speech. This term likens a nervous feeling to that resulting from swallowing live butterflies that fly about inside one. [c. 1900] See also: butterfly, stomach The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. butterflies in your stomach If you have butterflies in your stomach, you feel very nervous about something that you have to do. He seemed so full of enthusiasm that I felt foolish still having butterflies in my stomach. Now I can go there as a competitor, I'm starting to feel the butterflies in my stomach already. Note: Butterflies is also used in many other structures and expressions with a similar meaning. Any jockey who says he doesn't get butterflies down at the start is telling lies. Carol felt butterflies tumbling in her guts. See also: butterfly, stomach Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: butterflies in one's stomach butterflies in stomach butterflies in your stomach get butterflies in (one's) stomach get/have butterflies (one's) stomach is in knots food baby settle (one's) stomach settle stomach berp
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