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
Taide-Italian (Rare)
Gibson['gibsn]
TimothyTIM-ə-thee (English)English, Biblical
Wine-Anglo-Saxon
SynnØVe-Norwegian
Cleveland['kli:vlənd]