get ants in the/(one's) pants

get ants in the/(one's) pants

To become unable to sit still, due to anxiety, excess energy, or impatience. The kids usually get ants in the pants today around this time of day, so I'm going to take them to the playground. A: "Why is Carrie pacing around the office?" B: "She's waiting for her doctor to call, so she's got ants in her pants."
See also: ant, get, pant
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • have ants in one’s pants
  • have ants in the/(one's) pants
  • have ants in your pants
  • have got ants in the/(one's) pants
  • ants in one's pants, have
  • ants in pants
  • ants in the/(one's) pants
  • ants in one's pants
  • keep your hair on
  • keep your hair on!