sweat bullets

sweat bullets
tv. to suffer about something; to be anxious or nervous about something; to sweat blood.
They were sweating bullets, waiting for the results.
The kid sat in the waiting room, sweating bullets while the surgeons worked on his brother.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • sweat bullets — • sweat bullets • sweat blood be nervous, be very worried I was sweating bullets during the interview but after it started I was able to calm down …   Idioms and examples

  • sweat bullets — (USA) If someone is sweating bullets, they re very worried or frightened …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • sweat bullets — informal be extremely anxious or nervous * * * sweat bullets see ↑sweat, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑bullet sweat bullets US informal : to be very nervous or worried I was sweating bullets while I waited to talk to my boss. • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweat bullets N. Amer. — sweat bullets N. Amer. informal be extremely anxious or nervous. → sweat …   English new terms dictionary

  • sweat bullets — verb To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious. He was sweating bullets about the exam all week. Syn: shit bricks, sweat blood …   Wiktionary

  • sweat bullets — worry, be very concerned or afraid or nervous    I was sweating bullets when I heard your plane went down …   English idioms

  • sweat bullets — American, informal to be very worried or frightened. He was sweating bullets by the time the police had finished questioning him …   New idioms dictionary

  • sweat bullets — be extremely nervous or agitated, be very anxious …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sweat bullets (to) —  Be very worried; to work very hard …   American business jargon

  • sweat bullets — v. feel very tense or anxious …   English slang

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