collywobbles

Example Sentences

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There may be little to give you the collywobbles, but there’s quite a lot to enjoy, with Ms. Morton heading the list.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2015

Manager and players alike claim they are unaffected by promotion collywobbles, but there was a nervousness among the home crowd that seemed to be matched on the pitch.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2013

Although there were collywobbles on Wall Street concerning Greece's bailout, an upcoming unemployment report and even Britain's uncertain election, there was no change in fundamentals that seemed to justify such a rapid sell-off.

From The Guardian • May 14, 2010

"The idea of you having a heart-to-heart talk with Khrushchev gives us the collywobbles," cried the Laborite Daily Herald.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without missing a beat, Logan hollers, “I’m feeling kinda collywobbles, sir. I gotta hurl!”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper