Sweating bullets

Posted by Smokey Stover on July 20, 2005

In Reply to: Sweating bullets posted by ESC on July 20, 2005

: : In following discussion :
: : So after eyeballing my hard drive, my friend the computer geek knew immediately that I had lost all my files! There was nothing left! I started sweating bullets because I knew I had to create the illustrations again from scratch
: : what is the meaning of sweating bullets ? Does it means be very worried be nervous ?

: Yes. Very nervous. It makes me think of a cartoon image sweating "bullets."
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Yes, nervousness with a touch of dread. I can only imagine the answer to "why bullets?" But there is possibly an implication the bullets you are sweating are an omen. In any case, I was one of the faithful viewers of the TV series "Sweating Bullets" (1991-93), which combined action/adventure, pretty girls, and a tropical locale. Lots of guns, lots of danger, sinister strangers all around. It's a common enough phrase, but I've not found anyone to tell me why bullets. SS

• Sweating bullets Bob 20/July/05
  • Sweating bullets Steve E 21/July/05