sweat bullets
idiom
US, informal
: to be very nervous or worried
I was sweating bullets while I waited to talk to my boss.
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But Aoki attributes his success today to his willingness then to keep trying, to fail in public, sweat bullets and then ask for help.
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Mitchell Kuga, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
The Padres sweat bullets over the decision making.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
Designed to Dazzle: Engineers and designers shave clay, sweat bullets, and calculate the tiniest tolerances most folks may never notice to appreciate.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 29 Dec. 2022
Publicists sweat bullets; suits and countersuits are threatened.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
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Mitchell Kuga, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
The Padres sweat bullets over the decision making.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
Designed to Dazzle: Engineers and designers shave clay, sweat bullets, and calculate the tiniest tolerances most folks may never notice to appreciate.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 29 Dec. 2022
Publicists sweat bullets; suits and countersuits are threatened.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
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“Sweat bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20bullets. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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