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butterfly
(redirected from butterflying)

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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.

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.
See also: stomach

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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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