flop sweat
nounEtymology
From flop + sweat.
Definitions
Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of failure.
- Billy Vine, covered with flop sweat, started so-so, but in a few minutes he had them.
Panic or anxiety about possible failure.
- This is the point very often where panic sets in. In theatre jargon, we call it "flop sweat."
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