Idiom
ants in one's pants
Meaning
The condition of being agitated and constantly fidgeting.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Sit still, you have ants in your pants today.”
“The children had ants in their pants while waiting for the movie to start.”
“Unable to remain seated during the lengthy lecture, he clearly had ants in his pants.”
Examples
simple
“Sit still, you have ants in your pants today.”
contextual
“The children had ants in their pants while waiting for the movie to start.”
complex
“Unable to remain seated during the lengthy lecture, he clearly had ants in his pants.”
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