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
Dedrick-African American
Vanja-Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Wojciechavoi-CHE-khahPolish
Wally['weili]
JacquelynJAK-ə-linEnglish
TuomasTOO-o-mahsFinnish