If the butterflies in your stomach die

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	New2grammar  #540248  Sat, 12 Jul 08 01:36 AM CalifJim Butterfles in your stomach is a metaphor for fear.)  CJ. really? I always hear it used when people go on blind dates. Is there another meaning? Like sexual attraction, chemistry?    New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member (7,670) Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?
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	CalifJim  #540295  Sat, 12 Jul 08 03:37 AM New2grammar blind dates You don't consider blind dates a cause for fear? CJ     CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (16,931) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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	New2grammar  #540338  Sat, 12 Jul 08 06:38 AM I thought about it when I read your post but maybe because my brain has always associated the phrase with 'chemistry', I felt it might have another meaning. Thanks, CJ for confirming.    New2grammar

	CalifJim  #541009  Mon, 14 Jul 08 02:31 AM Butterflies in your stomach often means the "stage fright" or "performance anxiety" kind of fear -- not the "sheer terror" kind of fear. It would be entirely inappropriate to describe the fear of airplane passengers knowing the plane was about to crash as mere "butterflies in their stomachs"! CJ     CalifJim

	Anonymous  #541073  Mon, 14 Jul 08 06:22 AM Yes, thanks to CJ explanations I translated it more like fever than fear. Cheers CJ!    Anonymous