2007-01-21 03:37:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
THAT YOU ARE NERVOUS.
2007-01-21 04:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you are waiting something out and you are worried about the outcome. Example: the students were sweating bullets over the week-end while the math teacher graded their final exams.
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2007-01-21 11:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Working really hard, like "They were sweating bullets practicing for the playoffs."
2007-01-21 13:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by cows go moo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This song by Megadeth can explain the term more vividly:
"Feeling paranoid
True enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me, and
My air is getting thin.
I'm in trouble for the things
I haven't got to yet.
I'm chomping at the bit, and my
Palms are getting wet, sweating bullets."
2007-01-21 11:57:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it orginated from WWI
It's a metaphor, meaning sweating A LOT
2007-01-21 11:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by Kipper to the CUP! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so scared that you've broken out into a sweat!
2007-01-21 11:53:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋