2006-06-19 03:16:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
because butterflies are gentle
2006-06-19 03:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by JULIE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did butterflies get in your stomach? Well, those really aren't butterflies in there. "Butterflies in the stomach" is a way of describing those nervous, fluttery feelings you might get before a test or an important game. An imaginative writer created the phrase to describe the feeling, and people have been using it ever since.
These tummy flutters are normal and happen to many people - even grown-ups. Some people believe having a few butterflies might even help you perform better by keeping you on your toes.
2006-06-19 10:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by Girl Next Door 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The big light wings make the fluttery feeling in the stomach, someone said they were originally called Flutter-bys, but someone got the words mixed up, and it stuck
2006-06-19 12:16:01 · answer #3 · answered by sportin_jenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's a fluttery feeling and bees and flies buzz, not flutter.
2006-06-20 14:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because butterflies sound so much prettier and gentle. You know, they flutter instead of just buzzzzzing!
2006-06-19 10:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, its the fluttering feeling, light but fleeting. i've heard this saying, its ok to have butterflies in your stomach, but just teach them to fly in formation. haha.
2006-06-19 10:36:03 · answer #6 · answered by pseudo_psycho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it feels like butterflies fluttering around in your belly....it's a good feeling
2006-06-19 10:21:40 · answer #7 · answered by kissesandhugs36 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the "flutter"... gentle motions from the butterflies' wings... descriptions suit it.
2006-06-19 10:21:01 · answer #8 · answered by lolitakali 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get worms in my stomach. i can feel that swimming. as for why butterflies.. Is just a graceful way of saying you feel like ****.
2006-06-19 10:35:49 · answer #9 · answered by happyseventeen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually its not butterflys at all its jst a feeling that people call "butterflys"dont know why
2006-06-19 10:19:47 · answer #10 · answered by final_fantasy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we get the 'flutter' feeling without any buzzing effect.
2006-06-19 14:01:22 · answer #11 · answered by Son of Gap 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋