When I first started at the new school I had little self-esteem. The school bully looked at at me and I would get butterflies in my tummy. Why was I so nervous?
butterflies in stomach. nervous, scared, afraid
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I had a difficult decision to make. What should I do? If I tell my friend I don't want to do the act with her she'll be upset. But I want to do the a performance alone. Felt like I was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
stuck between a rock and a hard place.
A difficult decision where both outcomes are bad
15
As soon as we started the music practice, right off the bat, we got off to a bad start. The power went off and my electric guitar was useless.
right off the bat
straight away, immediately, from the beginning
15
I met the people in my new German class, and I want to make a good impression and not get off on the wrong foot, so I pretended not to be shy.
get off on the wrong foot
make a bad first impression, upset new people
15
Oh my word, has the cat got your tongue? Why won't you say something?
cat got your tongue
unable to speak be because of emotion
15
I was so angry that I had to go in the garden to let off steam and run about until I felt more relaxed,
let off steam
a physical activity to get rid of negative emotions
15
My dad told me to stand up for myself and have the confidence to tell the other people how I felt.
stand up for myself
have confidence to tell others what you think
15
I see eye to eye with my best friend on most occasions. But we don't always agree on everything.
see eye to eye
agree on a matter
15
butterflies in stomach
scared, afraid, nervous
15
between a rock and a hard place
either choice of a difficult decision will be bad
15
right off the bat
from the very start
15
get off on the wrong foot
start off something badly. make a bad first impression, to not begin well.
