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1 get the jitters
разг.нервничать, паниковать; дрожать (от волнения); трястись (от возбуждения, страха) [первонач. амер.]‘Now everything depends on...’ Cain left the rest unsaid. ‘Decisiveness!’ Farnoy warned. ‘Don't get the jitters, Mort. Decisiveness!’ (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. XVIII) — - Теперь все зависит... - начал было Кайн и не договорил. - Побольше решительности! - предостерег Фарной. - Без паники, Морт! Решительнее!
What's the matter with me? The Old Man flies off the handle, and I get the jitters. (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. XXV) — Да что это со мной? Старик бесится, а меня всего трясет.
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2 get the jitters
expr slI'm sorry, I've got the jitters — Извините, я волнуюсь
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3 трусить
несовер. - трусить;
совер. - струсить( кого-л./чего-л.;
перед кем-л./чем-л.) be afraid (of), fear, dread;
без доп. (испытывать страх) be frightened;
be in a (blue) funk, have the wind up;
тж. совер. get cold feet;
chicken out разг. трусить перед опасностью ≈ to shrink in the face of danger
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