sweat bullets en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious.
Started sweating bullets when her dad asked, "How d'you really feel?" She said, "I've been feeling like something inside me wants to scream[…]"
2021, Arlo Parks, “Hurt”:He was sweating bullets about the exam all week.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweats bullets | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sweating bullets | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sweated bullets | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sweated bullets | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sweat like a pig · sweat blood · shit bricks
Translations (7)
fi hikoilla kuin sika (sweat profusely) · de Blut und Wasser schwitzen (sweat profusely) · pl pocić się jak mysz (sweat profusely) · pl spocić się jak mysz (sweat profusely) · pt suar em bica (sweat profusely) · fr suer à grosses gouttes (sweat profusely) · nl peentjes zweten (sweat profusely)