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Definition

Being anxious and nervous.

Context : Business, Education
Category: Metaphor, Vernacular
Semantic: anxiety, nervous

Usage of “butterflies in your stomach”

  1. As soon as my name was called to give the speech, I felt butterflies in my stomach.

Examples of idiom “butterflies in your stomach” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'ProsperousCoach'
    ProsperousCoach:

    If you go through the week without feeling butterflies in your stomach, then you're not taking enough risks to build your practice

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'kiikuu'
    kiikuu:

    Isn't it funny how you can still get butterflies in your stomach, even though you have known the person for years. #blushingface

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'crside'
    crside:

    Get the butterflies in your stomach to fly in formation.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'mjfan007'
    mjfan007:

    @xoJenGomez always Get butterflies in your stomach At the first games

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'FantasyFae'
    FantasyFae:

    Anything in #life that leaves butterflies in your stomach is worth experiencing..

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'littlebucket'
    littlebucket:

    you know those butterflies in your stomach when you see him? well, they have got to go.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'MariadPiza'
    MariadPiza:

    Fallinginlove is feeling butterflies in your stomach, mmm... its been a long time.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'SIMPLY_BEETS'
    SIMPLY_BEETS:

    All you think about is that person...butterflies in your stomach...#fallinginlove

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'chineylei'
    chineylei:

    When you get butterflies in your stomach... Yeah you're #fallinginlove