have butterflies in one's stomach

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Verb

have butterflies in one's stomach (third-person singular simple present has butterflies in one's stomach, present participle having butterflies in one's stomach, simple past and past participle had butterflies in one's stomach)

1. To experience a certain “fluttery” physical sensation in one's stomach, associated with nervousness, uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension, or excitement.

   Kevin had butterflies in his stomach every time he saw Chrissy.

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: tenir papallones a la panxa
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 忐忑不安 (zh) (tǎntèbù'ān), 七上八下 (zh) (qīshàngbāxià), (lovestruck) 小鹿亂撞／小鹿乱撞 (xiǎolùluànzhuàng)

• Danish: have sommerfugle i maven
• Dutch: vlinders in de buik hebben
• Finnish: olla perhosia vatsassa
• French: avoir des papillons dans le ventre
• German: Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben (de), Hummeln im Hintern haben (coll.)
• Hebrew: פרפרים בבטן
• Hungarian: a torkában dobog a szíve, ideges (hu), izgul (hu), aggódik (hu)
• Italian: avere le farfalle nello stomaco
• Japanese: 胃がきりきりする (いがきりきりする, i ga kiri-kiri suru)
• Maori: puku āmaimai
• Norwegian: ha sommerfugler i magen (no)
• Polish: mieć motylki w brzuchu impf
• Portuguese: ter (um) frio na barriga, estar com (um) frio na barriga
• Russian: име́ть мандра́ж impf (imétʹ mandráž)
• Spanish: tener mariposas en el estómago
• Swedish: ha fjärilar i magen (sv)
• Turkish: diken üstünde oturmak (tr)
• Ukrainian: відчувати хвилювання (vidčuvaty xvyljuvannja)