antsy

antsy

Nervous, uneasy, and fidgety. Carrie's so antsy waiting for the doctor to call with her test results.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

antsy

(ˈæntsi)
mod. nervous; restless. (see also have ants in one’s pants.) She gets antsy before a test.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • (all) het up
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • have kittens
  • in fear and trembling
  • tremble
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • pillow-biter
  • out of one's
  • in fear and trembling of (someone or something)
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Or the husbands getting antsy about their women being too busy fighting to put dinner on the table.
But Josie was antsy. The museum recommends the tour for kids age 5 and up, and though like all Jewish mothers I'd love to think my daughter is insanely advanced for her age, she was fidgety.
In Neal Shusterman's (books and awards too numerous to list) third Antsy Bonano novel, Brooklynites Antsy, his friend Howie, his parents, and his sister Christina join ornery, crotchety, filthy rich "Old Man Crawley," his granddaughter Lexie (Antsy's ex) and her guide dog Moxie on a Caribbean cruise aboard Plethora of the Deep.
As the school year winds down, I search for ways to use up opened materials and odd-shaped left over paper--and ways to keep my antsy ready-for-summer students engaged!
Another finding was that arguments in the car otherwise often stemmed from actions within the vehicle, including children getting antsy or poor navigational skills.
Apparently the man behind the camera, Hugo Burnand, didn't notice the toy, which Prince Harry had given the child when she got antsy during the carriage ride after the April 29 ceremony.
Raw, tasteless food made people more edgy and generally antsy while a portion of kheer just made everyone nicer.
The Margolies-Mezvinksys of today are getting increasingly antsy with Obama, Reid, and Pelosi--leaders well to the left of the nation's center of gravity.
Treasuries rose on Tuesday despite a stock market rebound as weak readings on consumer confidence and Midwest manufacturing kept investors antsy about the U.S.
Anthony's nickname of Antsy suits him well: he's impulsive, talkative, and full of ideas and schemes.
"I just saw `Juno,' and I absolutely love the music and immediately went out and got the soundtrack and the songs that you, Antsy Pants, and the Moldy Peaches sang were absolutely amazing!" he wrote.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, it's a rare reunion of half those Canadian favorites: Antsy Pantsy.
Boxed in by antsy investors and worrisome economic indicators, the Federal Reserve had little choice but to lower interest rates Tuesday, for the first time in more than four years.
The segregated pep rallies suggest that no matter how hard educators work to help their students bridge the achievement gaps, it's not always enough for antsy administrators.