sweat bullets
Perspire from terror
To sweat bullets is to be extremely anxious or nervous, experiencing the kind of intense stress that produces visible perspiration: I was sweating bullets waiting for the test results.
The image suggests sweating so profusely that the drops are as large and heavy as bullets.
Sometimes describes intense physical exertion as well as mental strain.
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- under pressureExperiencing duress or stress
- tenseStrained or nervous
anxious · fearful · apprehensive · worry · shit bricks · panic · heart pounding · jittery · performance pressure · dread · stage fright · on pins and needles · trembling · white-knuckle · anxiety · butterflies · unease · high stakes
sweat bulletsstay calm
Remain unruffled
keep one's cool · breeze through · sail through · shrug it off · keep cool
sweat bulletsbreeze through
Accomplish with effortless ease
sail through · coast · ace it · have it easy · phone it in
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