very frightened, scared to death When my parachute didn't open, I was shitting bricks!
hitting on all cylinders
Idiom(s): firing on all cylinders AND hitting on all cylinders
Theme: SPEED
working at full strength; making every possible effort. (From an internal combustion engine.) • The team is firing on all cylinders under the new coach. • The factory is hitting on all cylinders to finish the orders on time.
hard-hitting|hard|hit|hitting
adj. Working hard to get things done; strong and active; stubbornly eager. The boys put on a hard-hitting drive to raise money for uniforms for the football team.He is a hard-hitting and successful football coach.
pinch-hitting|hit|hitting|pinch|pinch-hit
adj. or n.Pinch-hitting for another teacher is a hard job.
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