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发信人: yangs (Microsea永不止息), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Fri Feb 28 09:29:42 2003) , 转信
ants in your pants
Definition: To be nervous or anxious or jumpy; to be unable to sit still.
Example: 1) The children had ants in their pants, so we took them outside for
some exercise.
2) Would you please stop tapping your foot?! You must have ants in your pants!
Etymology: If you had 'ants' (small insects) in your 'pants' (clothing) you wo
uld probably feel like jumping around.
Synonyms: antsy
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