pace up and down
pace up and down
To walk back and forth (in or around some place), as in fear, anger, anxiety, frustration, etc. I hate seeing the animals in the zoo pace up and down in their cages like that. They all look so unhappy! I just paced up and down while I waited to hear back from the doctor.
See also: and, down, pace, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- pace about
- pace back and forth
- pace around
- wig out
- wigged out
- put (one's) mind at ease
- put (one's) mind at rest
- put/set somebody's mind at ease/rest
- set mind at ease
- set one's mind at rest