Ants in your pants

Ants in your pants
  If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.

Dictionary of English idioms . . 2014.

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  • ants in your pants — informal : a strong feeling of wanting to be active and not wait for something : a feeling of excitement and impatience a little kid with ants in her pants • • • Main Entry: ↑ant ants in your pants see ↑ant • • • Main Entry: ↑pants …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ants in Your Pants — is a Canadian children s music video television program made and aired by Treehouse TV that ran from 2000 2003 in daylight hours, then being switched to 12:00 EST, and finally removed in February 2008.PlotThe show starts out with its intro, which …   Wikipedia

  • ants in your pants — If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can t keep still …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • ants in your pants —    If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can t keep still.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • have ants in your pants — informal phrase to be unable to sit still, for example because you are nervous or full of energy Thesaurus: become excitedsynonym to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym Main entry: ant * * * have ˈants in your pant …   Useful english dictionary

  • have ants in your pants — have ants in (your) pants humorous to not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something. She s got ants in her pants because she s going to a party tonight …   New idioms dictionary

  • Ants in the Pants — is a game designed by insect theme game designer William H. (Herb) Schaper. The game was originally produced in 1969 by Schaper s company Schaper Toys; it is currently produced by Hasbro. The name derives from an idiomatic English metaphor which… …   Wikipedia

  • have ants in your pants — informal to be unable to sit still, for example because you are nervous or full of energy …   English dictionary

  • ants in one's pants — {n. phr.}, {slang} Nervous over activity; restlessness. * /Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants./ * /You have ants in your pants today. Is something wrong?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ants in one's pants — {n. phr.}, {slang} Nervous over activity; restlessness. * /Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants./ * /You have ants in your pants today. Is something wrong?/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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