a sinking feeling



a sinking feeling

  (informal)
a feeling that something bad is going to happen I had that sinking feeling you get going into an exam you haven't studied for.
See also: feeling, sink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hyatt['haiət]
Wynfor-Welsh
Seo-Yeonsu-yunKorean
&Aelig;&Eth;Elfri&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
Nicolaos-Greek
Colin (1)KAHL-in (Scottish, Irish, English), KOL-in (English)Scottish, Irish, English