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sweat bullets

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious.

idiomatic, intransitive, slang

Equivalents

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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.
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See also

sweat it out sweat like a hooker in church sweat like a horse sweat like a nigger sweat like a nigger on election day sweat like a pig

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