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Butterflies Stomach Calm Get/Have Idiomatic Expression Means Anxious

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"To get/have butterflies in your stomach" is an idiomatic expression that means you are anxious and have a nervous feeling in your stomach. 
Nicole had butterflies in her stomach. She tried to calm down. She wanted to feel centered, but she couldn’t calm down.
I used to get butterflies in my stomach before school tests.

Tags: 3.29, vipassana

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