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to sugar the pill

to make something bad seem less unpleasant

to have a cow / kittens :)

to be very worried, upset, or angry about something

go bananas

get extremely excited / crazy

on tenterhooks

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

to be on cloud nine

to be extremely happy and excited

tongue-tied

you find it difficult to express yourself, usually because you are nervous

to wring ones hands

If you wring your hands, you show that you are worried or unhappy

to be in stitches

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the heebie-jeebies

strong feelings of fear or worry

let off steam

to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy

to speak volumes

to make an opinion, characteristic, or situation very clear without the use of words

fever pitch

a state of very strong emotion

get a grip

to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly

music to your ears

something you are pleased to hear about

not to turn a hair

to not show any emotion when you are told something bad or when something bad happens

take the wind out of sb's sails

to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting

catch sb on the hop

to do something when someone is not ready for it and is not able to deal with it

fit to be tied

extremely angry

a ray of sunshine

promień słońca / promień nadziei

to be ill at ease

to be worried and not relaxed

make your flesh crawl

to make someone very worried or frightened

stiff upper lip

Someone who has a stiff upper lip does not show their feelings when they are upset

get cold feet

to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important

hope against hope

to hope very strongly that something will happen, although you know it is not likely

to be in stitches

If a joke or funny story has you in stitches, it makes you laugh a lot (zrywać boki ze śmiechu)