butterflies in the stomach

“It gave me butterflies in the stomach,” he said.

The Adam’s apple or the charley horse or the butterflies in the stomach.

It integrates mind and body by linking to other brain regions controlling breathing heart rate, muscle tension, even butterflies in the stomach, all of which provide feedback for planning future actions—here’s what is needed to avoid that upset stomach or laceration next time.

Look for the usual signs — heart beating faster; weakness; warmth; stiffness; a dry, constricted throat; rapid breathing; or butterflies in the stomach.

I can’t say there aren’t those butterflies in the stomach when you’re first going in.