in a cold sweat
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As the harried solo parent of a sick child, Byrne lets the camera zoom in so close to her character’s insecurities that the audience breaks out in a cold sweat.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Charles Green, Imran Ahmad, Derek Llambias, Barry Leach, David Somers - all these and more still have the capacity to make some on the current board break out in a cold sweat.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
I woke in a cold sweat of reality.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023
"Even when I realise I am not in Kuta traffic, I can shake in fear, break out in a cold sweat and feel really scared."
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022
He would wake up in a cold sweat.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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