have got ants in the/(one's) pants

have got ants in the/(one's) pants

To be unable to sit still, due to anxiety, excess energy, or impatience. The kids really have got ants in the pants today, so I'm going to take them to the playground. A: "Why is Carrie pacing?" B: "She's waiting for her doctor to call, so she's got ants in her pants."
See also: ant, have, pant
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • ants in one's pants, have
  • have ants in one’s pants
  • have ants in the/(one's) pants
  • have ants in your pants
  • get ants in the/(one's) pants
  • ants in one's pants
  • ants in pants
  • ants in the/(one's) pants
  • poop (one's) pants
  • by the seat of one's pants