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[butterflies in one's stomach] {n. phr.}
A queer feeling in the stomach caused by nervous fear or uncertainty; a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach.
When Bob walked into the factory office to ask for a job, he had butterflies in his stomach.
See: [ants in one's pants]
A Dictionary of American Idioms
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[choke up] {v.}
1a. To come near losing calmness or self-control from strong feeling; be upset by your feelings.
When one speaker after another praised John, he choked up and couldn't thank them.
When Father tried to tell me how glad he was to see me safe after the accident, he choked up and was unable to speak.
1b. {informal}
To be unable to do well because of excitement or nervousness.
Bill was a good batter, but in the championship game he choked up and did poorly.
2. To fill up; become clogged or blocked; become hard to pass through.
The channel had choked up with sand so that boats couldn't use it.
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[carry away] {v.}
To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight to the loss of cool judgment.
The music carried her away.
He let his anger carry him away.
- Often used in the passive,
She was carried away by the man's charm.
He was carried away by the sight of the flag.
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[hard feeling] {n.}
Angry or bitter feeling; enmity. — Usually used in the plural.
Jim asked Andy to shake hands with him, just to show that there were no hard feelings.
Bob and George once quarreled over a girl, and there are still hard feelings between them.
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[have a thing for] or [have a thing about] {v. phr.}
To have a strong inexplicable feeling about sth. or somebody.
I have a thing about sweets, for example. If there are no sweets in front of me, I'm not suffering. But if you bring me some, and put it on my desk and I don't eat them, I'll suffer.
Americans definitely have a thing about trains — they try to avoid them.
Lucian has always had always had a thing for lions and when he had the chance to buy one for a pet, from an animal market, he didn’t hesitate.
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[high-and-mighty] {adj.}, {informal}
Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself.
John wasn't invited to the party, because he acted too high-and-mighty.
Mary become high-and-mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go around with her any more.
Compare: [STUCK-UP].
A Dictionary of American Idioms
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[hair stand on end] {informal}
The hair of your head rises stiffly upwards as a sign or result of great fright or horror.
When he heard the strange cry, his hair stood on end.
The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end.
Compare: [BLOOD RUN COLD], [HEART IN ONE'S MOUTH], [HEART STAND STILL], [JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN], [SPINE-CHILLING].
A Dictionary of American Idioms