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Adonis1013 Posted 16 years ago
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Producing the funny feeling of butterflies
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Could you explain the meaning of the sentence in bold below. The paragraph explains the possibilities of having butterfly in the stomach. It could be either positive or negative. I am not sure what " producing the funny feeling of butterflies." Thank you very much.
When the body is under stress, extra cortisol begins to affect the stomach. For some people, cortisol shuts down the stomach, producing the funny feeling of butterflies. For others, cortisol sppeds up the way the stomach works, which makes these people feel sick.
Thanks,
Could you explain the meaning of the sentence in bold below. The paragraph explains the possibilities of having butterfly in the stomach. It could be either positive or negative. I am not sure what " producing the funny feeling of butterflies." Thank you very much.
When the body is under stress, extra cortisol begins to affect the stomach. For some people, cortisol shuts down the stomach, producing the funny feeling of butterflies. For others, cortisol sppeds up the way the stomach works, which makes these people feel sick.
Thanks,
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It is talking about the feeling, when one is nervous, of that fluttery sensation in the stomach. It happens at times of great excitement, when there is an adrenalin rush, such as when one is about to meet a new date, or an old flame, or make a speech in class, or sing a song in public. That feeling is described with the idiom "butterflies in the stomach".
- It is talking about the feeling, when one is nervous, of that fluttery sensation in the stomach.
- It happens at times of great excitement, when there is an adrenalin rush, such as when one is about to meet a new date, or an old flame, or make a speech in class, or sing a song in public.
- That feeling is described with the idiom "butterflies in the stomach".
- Jennifer rushed from the train platform and out of the station, eager not to be late to meet her old college sweetheart.
- As she raced along, she felt that old familiar feeling of butterflies in her stomach that she had always felt when she was about to meet him.
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It is talking about the feeling, when one is nervous, of that fluttery sensation in the stomach. It happens at times of great excitement, when there is an adrenalin rush, such as when one is about to meet a new date, or an old flame, or make a speech in class, or sing a song in public. That feeling is described with the idiom "butterflies in the stomach".
Jennifer rushed from the train
Jennifer rushed from the train
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