case of the jitters



case of the jitters

A temporary state of nervous anxiety or anticipation. Marty: "Are you ready to deliver your speech?" Anthony: "Yeah. I've got a bad case of the jitters though!"
See also: case, jitter, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
YudaYOO-dahIndonesian
Nero (1)NEER-o (English)Ancient Roman
Maya (1)-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
ElÉOnoree-le-o-NORFrench
Elenorael-ə-NAWR-əEnglish
Jeriah-Biblical