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
Ime (2)-Frisian
GeraintGE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Augustusə-GUS-təs (English), ow-KHUYS-tus (Dutch)Ancient Roman, Dutch
Latham['leiθəm]
Hanna (1)HAHN-nah (Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian), HAH-nah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Dutch, Icelandic, Hungar
Clotho-Greek Mythology (Latinized)