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
Ianus-Roman Mythology
JosÉho-SE (Spanish), zhoo-ZE (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
BetÜL-Turkish
Demelza-English (British)
Aubry['ɔ:bri]
Nuru-Eastern African, Swahili