| 词汇 | bite one's nails |
| 释义 | Idiom bite one's nails Theme: ANXIETY to be nervous or anxious; to bite one's fingernails from nervousness or anxiety. (Used both literally and figuratively.)I spent all afternoon biting my nails, worrying about you.We've all been biting our nails from worry. bite (one's) nails1. Literally, to chew on one's fingernails and shorten them. I wish I didn't bite my nails, but it's been such a hard habit to try to break. My sister gets regular manicures to keep from biting her nails. 2. To nervously await something. I've been biting my nails ever since I submitted my application for my first-choice college. bite one's nailsExhibit signs of anxiety, impatience, or nervousness, as in We'll be biting our nails till the jury comes back. Biting one's fingernails is a time-honored sign of emotional tension. The Roman satirist Horace described it about 35 b.c.: "As he wrought his verse he would often ... gnaw his nails to the quick" ( Satires, Book 1). |
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