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
GarlandGAHR-ləndEnglish
Demeter (1)di-MEET-ər (English)Greek Mythology
Jathbiyya-Arabic
Hamida-Arabic
Stjepan-Croatian, Serbian
LizLIZEnglish