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
TuĞBa-Turkish
Seren-Welsh
PraisePRAYZEnglish (Rare)
TorØ-Norwegian
MirekMEE-rek (Polish)Czech, Slovak, Polish
EmmalynEM-ə-linEnglish (Modern)