🐜 Ant

"Ants in your pants"

Meaning

To be unable to sit still because you are excited or nervous.

About the ant

Ants are known for cooperative, tireless colony work, which is why their idioms usually point at diligence and teamwork.

Example sentence

Paul had ants in his pants while waiting for his exam results.

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Which idiom means...

To be unable to sit still because you are excited or nervous.

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