avoir le trac

Meaning: Feeling nervous or anxious before a performance or important event.

Language: French

Literally: to have the stage fright

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: Theater term; emotional response of performers facing audiences.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• avoir une grosse tête — Being arrogant, conceited, or thinking highly of oneself.
• avoir la chair de poule — Experiencing fear, cold, or emotional reaction causing skin reaction.
• mettre son doigt sur la plaie — Identifying the exact problem or sensitive issue in a situation.
• faire ses dents — A baby is teething and developing their first teeth.
• avoir le compas dans l'oeil — Having excellent judgment of distance, measurement, or proportion.
• avoir les pieds qui démangent — Wanting to travel or move to a different place.

More French idioms

• faire la morte — Pretending not to notice something or ignoring a situation.
• manger ses paroles — Having to take back or admit one was wrong about something said.
• mettre l'eau à la bouche — Making someone crave or desire something through temptation.
• tremper son biscuit — Engaging in a brief romantic or intimate encounter.
• faire un bide — Experiencing complete failure or lack of success.
• crier sur les toits — Announcing something publicly that should remain secret.

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