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Definition of biting their nails
bite (one's) nails
verb
- to be nervous or afraid.
Citation from "Sins of the Past", Terriers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.That horror movie was too good, making me bite my nails!
- See more words with the same meaning: afraid, scared.
Last edited on Mar 20 2023. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'afraid, scared': | |
| Definitions include: sexually voracious. | |
| Definitions include: a scared person. | |
| Definitions include: scared. | |
| Definitions include: nervousness. | |
| Definitions include: scared. | |
| Definitions include: nervousness or fright. | |
| Definitions include: to not go through with a plan because of fear. | |
| Definitions include: to be extremely scared. | |
| Definitions include: nervousness, trepidation about a big decision, especially marriage. | |
| Definitions include: scared. | |
| Definitions include: to not do something out of fear; "chicken out". | |
| Definitions include: see cold feet. | |
| Definitions include: alternative pronunciation of "scare." | |
| Definitions include: shaken up, flustered. Also shooked. | |
| Definitions include: nervous. | |
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Other terms relating to 'bite': | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: a young child. | |
| Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: to have negative consequences. | |
| Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground. | |
| Definitions include: a command, similar to "Go to hell!" (i.e. "Leave me alone!" | |
| Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master. | |
| Definitions include: to have negative consequences. | |
| Definitions include: a dismissive retort; "go to hell". | |
| Definitions include: to reprimand. | |
| Definitions include: to restrain one's self, and not say something that one wants to say. | |
| Definitions include: a person who "bites". | |
| Definitions include: to die or to get killed. | |
| Definitions include: to stoically endure something unpleasant. | |
| Definitions include: to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over. | |
Other terms relating to 'nail': | |
| Definitions include: cigarette. | |
| Definitions include: to identify the core answer. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: Nails meaning someone has a hard or good body. | |
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