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Blut und Wasser schwitzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dread verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.

Senses

Blut und Wasser schwitzen is used for these senses in English:

  • dread To anticipate with fear.
  • sweat bullets (intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious.

dread — full definition

  1. verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
  2. noun A strong feeling of fear or anxiety about something.
  3. adj Causing great fear; dreaded (used mainly in older or literary English).

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