ants in one's pants

ants in one's pants
*ants in one's pants
Fig. nervousness and agitation. (on the image of someone suffering great discomfort as if having actual ants in the pants. *Typically: get \ants in one's pants; have \ants in one's pants; give one \ants in one's pants.) •

I always get ants in my pants before a test.

I wonder if all actors get ants in their pants before they go onstage.

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{n. phr.}, {slang} Nervous over-activity; restlessness. * /Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants./ * /You have ants in your pants today. Is something wrong?/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • ants in one's pants — {n. phr.}, {slang} Nervous over activity; restlessness. * /Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants./ * /You have ants in your pants today. Is something wrong?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ants\ in\ one's\ pants — n. phr. slang Nervous over activity; restlessness. Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants. You have ants in your pants today. is something wrong? …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • have ants in one's pants — idi have ants in one s pants, Slang. to be impatient or eager to act …   From formal English to slang

  • have ants in one's pants — ► have ants in one s pants informal be fidgety. Main Entry: ↑ant …   English terms dictionary

  • have ants in one's pants — (informal) To be restless, impatient, needlessly hurrying • • • Main Entry: ↑ant * * * informal be fidgety or restless …   Useful english dictionary

  • ants in one's pants — phrasal impatience for action or activity ; restlessness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ants in one's pants — restless, can t sit still, jumpy, fidgety …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ants in one's pants — phrasal : a usually obvious and excessive eagerness for action : restlessness, impatience …   Useful english dictionary

  • ants in one's pants, have —  Be restless or excited …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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