| 单词 | to have ants in one's pants |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have ants in one's pants to have ants in one's pants and variants: to fidget constantly; to be restlessly impatient or eager, esp. (in early use) for sexual activity; frequently in similative contexts. Cf. antsy adj. originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > be in state of nervous excitement [phrase] hot and bothered1899 to have ants in one's pants1930 1930 K. Nicholson Torch Song i. 46 Some of the boys around town sure got ants in their pants over her. 1930 J. Lait Put on Spot 199 Ants in the Socks, designating a person of energy and pep. 1931 B. Carter in P. Oliver Blues fell this Morning (1960) iv. 131 I got ants in my pants, baby, for you. 1935 Progressive Grocer Aug. 56/2 After I sent Spud for the paint, I began prowling around the store like I had ants in my pants. 1938 Pic Mar. 9 This guy gets so worked up when he hears swing that he can't sit still but jumps around as if he had ants in his pants. 1938 Amer. Mag. Mar. 145/2 He had to lam out of Havana... He's got ants in his socks. 1939 ‘J. Spenser’ Limey 67 C'mon, Batty... I've got ants in my toes. Let's go. 1949 M. P. Quigley Tent on Corsica 38 These two buddies of mine had ants in their britches, and they wanted to..go to some other place where there might be some babes. 1954 E. McLeod tr. Colette Vagabond i. i. 5 Once again I'm ready too soon. My friend..takes me to task... ‘You've always got ants in your pants.’ 1976 P. Cave High Flying Birds i. 13 The travel bug. Ants in your suitcase. 1986 Washington Post 10 July b5/3 Uncle Milton has ants in his pants. 2005 S. Thomas Westermead 123 The thought of it hanging so near him put ants in his veins. 2010 J. Rosenbaum Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia iii. 246 He does it a third time, pausing first to rock back and forth..a good many times, as if he had ants in his pants. < as lemmas |
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