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*butterflies in one's stomach a nervous feeling in one's stomach. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone~.) Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterflies in my stomach. She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test. It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive. See also: stomach *gaudy as a butterfly fancy; colorful. (*Also: as ~.) Marie looked as gaudy as a butterfly in her new dress. Michael's scarf is gaudy as a butterfly. have butterflies (in your stomach) to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do She had butterflies in her stomach as she walked out onto the stage. See also: have have butterflies in your stomach to feel very nervous Her mouth was dry, there were butterflies in her stomach, and her knees were shaking so much it was hard to walk on stage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If you want to learn about the new sport of butterflying, Fred Heath, former president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Audubon Society, will talk about the kinds of butterflies that can be seen in Southern California. They examined hiring; increasing hours, shifts or overtime; enlisting Sunday volunteers to charge furnaces for the first shift; upgrade equipment; butterflying induction furnaces; direct pouring; and modifying patterns to increase yield. If you want to learn about the new sport of butterflying, Fred Heath, former president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Audubon Society, will talk about the kinds of butterflies that can be seen in Southern California. |
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