Meaning of sweat bullets | Babel Free
Definitions
To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious.
idiomatic, intransitive, slang
Equivalents
Deutsch
Blut und Wasser schwitzen
Suomi
hikoilla kuin sika
Français
suer à grosses gouttes
Nederlands
peentjes zweten
Polski
spocić się jak mysz
Português
suar em bica
Examples
“He was sweating bullets about the exam all week.”
“Started sweating bullets when her dad asked, "How d'you really feel?" She said, "I've been feeling like something inside me wants to scream[…]"”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.