have ants in pants

have ants in pants
have ants in (your) pants humorous to not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something.

She's got ants in her pants because she's going to a party tonight.


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  • have ants in your pants — informal phrase to be unable to sit still, for example because you are nervous or full of energy Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym Main entry: ant * * * have ˈants in your pant …   Useful english dictionary

  • have ants in your pants — have ants in (your) pants humorous to not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something. She s got ants in her pants because she s going to a party tonight …   New idioms dictionary

  • have ants in one's pants — ► have ants in one s pants informal be fidgety. Main Entry: ↑ant …   English terms dictionary

  • have ants in one's pants — (informal) To be restless, impatient, needlessly hurrying • • • Main Entry: ↑ant * * * informal be fidgety or restless …   Useful english dictionary

  • have ants in one’s pants — tv. to be nervous and anxious. (See also antsy. Have got can replace have.) □ He seems to have ants in his pants before each game. □ All kids’ve got ants in their pants all the time at that age …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • have ants in one's pants — idi have ants in one s pants, Slang. to be impatient or eager to act …   From formal English to slang

  • have ants in one's pants — verb a) To be agitated and constantly fidgeting. b) To be sexually excited. See Also: antsy …   Wiktionary

  • Have ants in one's pants — be restless …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • have ants in one's pants — Australian Slang be restless …   English dialects glossary

  • have ants in the pants — unable to sit still, jumpy, nervous …   English contemporary dictionary

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