in a cold sweat
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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 awoke in a cold sweat, comforted by the realization that I was still at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
"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
Even the most devoted cat owners wonder at some point, perhaps waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night, whether their cat really loves them.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2022
“Even now, I wake up in a cold sweat reciting the Five Principles of Good Citizenship and the Four Attitudes Leading to Right-Mindfulness.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
