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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!"
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Noel | | ['nəuəl] | |
Rosalie | | ['rɔzəli] | |
Nathanael | | nay-THAN-ee-əl (English), nay-THAN-yəl (English) | Biblical, Biblical Greek |
Pier | | PYER (Italian), PEER (Dutch) | Italian, Dutch |
IngegÄRd | | ING-e-yerd | Swedish |
Nicolette | | - | French |