sweat bullets

sweat bullets
To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious.

He was sweating bullets about the exam all week.

Syn: shit bricks, sweat blood

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  • sweat bullets — • sweat bullets • sweat blood be nervous, be very worried I was sweating bullets during the interview but after it started I was able to calm down …   Idioms and examples

  • sweat bullets — (USA) If someone is sweating bullets, they re very worried or frightened …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • sweat bullets — informal be extremely anxious or nervous * * * sweat bullets see ↑sweat, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑bullet sweat bullets US informal : to be very nervous or worried I was sweating bullets while I waited to talk to my boss. • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweat bullets N. Amer. — sweat bullets N. Amer. informal be extremely anxious or nervous. → sweat …   English new terms dictionary

  • sweat bullets — tv. to suffer about something; to be anxious or nervous about something; to sweat blood. □ They were sweating bullets, waiting for the results. □ The kid sat in the waiting room, sweating bullets while the surgeons worked on his brother …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • sweat bullets — worry, be very concerned or afraid or nervous    I was sweating bullets when I heard your plane went down …   English idioms

  • sweat bullets — American, informal to be very worried or frightened. He was sweating bullets by the time the police had finished questioning him …   New idioms dictionary

  • sweat bullets — be extremely nervous or agitated, be very anxious …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sweat bullets (to) —  Be very worried; to work very hard …   American business jargon

  • sweat bullets — v. feel very tense or anxious …   English slang

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