单词 | butterfly tummy |
释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly tummy butterfly tummy n. a fluttering sensation felt in the stomach as a result of nervousness or apprehensive excitement; cf. to have butterflies in the stomach at sense 1b, butterfly stomach n. ΚΠ 1941 Big Spring (Texas) Daily Herald 17 Apr. 7/3 Two players with ‘butterfly tummy’—that sinking feeling which strikes on the first tee—were paired today at the quarter-finals of the Texas Women's Golf association tournament. 1969 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 9 July 6/7 With the proverbial sweating palms and butterfly tummy, I taxied to the end of the runway, did everything I was supposed to, added a big swallow and started rolling. 2007 Sunday Times (Nexis) 28 Jan. (Mag.) 42 We swept straight up to the VIP lounge, breathless with a mix of cheek-reddening embarrassment and butterfly-tummy excitement. < as lemmas |
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