"Sweaty palms" means that a person's hands are sweaty or moist, usually due to nervousness, stress, or anxiety.
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He called the office and asked for a copy of our baby's medical records while I watched
with sweaty palms from across the room.
Add the pressure of networking with potential business contacts and it won't be long before you're suffering
from sweaty palms, a dry mouth and a churning stomach.
There are few things (a visit to the dentist, for example) more
sweaty palm inducing than sitting through a job interview.
So it is no wonder that we end up with
sweaty palms at the mere mention of a cover letter.
To
avoid sweaty palms, visit the rest room, wash your hands, then run them under cool water prior to the interview.
Any heavy duty truck's core capability is towing, and customers want the tow experience to produce far
fewer sweaty palms than ever before.
Unless you're something of a natural on the dating scene, the majority of us get butterflies and
sweaty palms over this all important first encounter.
Over half of their members surveyed (57 %) still get nervous and may get
sweaty palms while going on their first dates.
You'll get the same butterfly feeling, the
same sweaty palms, and the same nervous excitement.
Even at specifically creative events, it's not unusual to
develop sweaty palms at the thought of introducing ourselves to total strangers and pitching our services as professionals.
Students who suffer from test anxiety endure this time of year
with sweaty palms and increased heart rates.
The gameâ $ ™ s standard platforming levels often give players a moment to breath between difficult sections, while the fast paced rocket barrel, Rambi the Rhino, and infamous mine cart levels are non-stop thrill rides almost certain to result
in sweaty palms.
H. Anthony Medley, the author
of Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed, has updated and revised this classic text, which has sold more than half a million copies since its first publication in 1978 (Warner Business Books, ISBN 0 -446-69383-9).
Just like how we paw - rents get
sweaty palms when nervous or hot, our pooches get sweaty paws too.
At no point during my time with the game as I not smiling like an idiot, leaping out of my chair as I made a brilliant save or getting
sweaty palms as I neared the finish of a perfect run.
Harrold's mouth quivered a little as my still
sweaty palm gripped his, but he resisted the temptation to wipe his hand clean on the side of his trousers.
While the heat doesn't render the system unusable, it can make
for sweaty palms or a toasty lap.
Whilst the meat - free is still dwarfed substantially by the $ 741bn in global sales of meat and fish, the recent growth in the sector is significant enough to be
causing sweaty palms at many UK meat manufacturers.
Indeed, as temperatures and speed climbed,
sweaty palms made the leather D - shaped steering wheel and spherical metal shift knob feel slippery.
In Sri Lanka there are some crazy winding roads that meander their way up mountains scattered with tea fields and I get
sweaty palms just thinking about that — so I'd much rather take a bus than drive those winding roads myself!
For example, your teen will likely be sweating while playing volleyball, but it shouldn't be so severe that
sweaty palms interfere with her holding the ball.
But if you travel a lot or have to wrangle with
sweaty palms during yoga class, they may be worth the investment.
While maca has been shown to improve sexual functioning and promote a positive overall well - being, intake of maca root pills has produced effects
like sweaty palms, a rapid heartbeat, diarrhoea, and a tense feeling in some people.
Our hero finds him in what appears to be a castle but, as Donkey's
suddenly sweaty palms tell him, it's a high school filled with the typical quota of bullies, jocks and stoners.
Between Snow / Wet Grass, Gravel, Mud and Ruts and Sand, the appropriate mode was quickly selected, and judicious use of the variable - speed hill descent control
alleviated sweaty palms on hairy descents.
We need to do what we can to let people know this is a
really sweaty palm type of experience that can hopefully lend itself to e-sports.
While horde encounters were still a bit too easy, player battles were
sweaty palmed tests of endurance and reflexes, suitably matching the difficulty I had chosen.
Each game immerses sharpshooters into blistering clashes with hordes of enemies, placing Sam's ridiculous arsenal into the quivering and
probably sweaty palms of VR fans.
It seems like it is caused
by sweaty palms combining with the dust and dirt in the air (unless you have a HEPA air filter, you have dirt in your house) which forms some nasty looking gunk.
I'm sure there were
sweaty palms through the weekend as Irene lived up to early warnings that the storm, no matter what its wind strength, would be a potent rainmaker.
And when most of us think about marketing, we envision glossy brochures glorifying the firm's pedigree, power lunches, or shaking hands at useless and annoying networking events,
mixing sweaty palms with pigs in -LSB-...]
OUPblog — Michael Palin on anxiety — Michael Palin — The travelling Python talks about stage fright and other versions of angst, all of which reminds us that our
own sweaty palms are not the only pair on the planet.
Physical symptoms may
include sweaty palms, tense muscles, a racing heart, flushed cheeks, lightheadedness, tunnel vision, dizziness or trouble breathing.
It's an intense and
sweaty palm inducing 30 - minutes of pitches, hard questions, and defensive bantering.
Cool, confident, collected: If your face turns red, you look down when you talk, or you get
sweaty palms when you're nervous, it sounds like you may not make the best first impression on the guy at the end of the bar.
I can not remember the last time a film gave me palpatations and
sweaty palms as the protaganists move inexorably towards the dreamlike conclusion.
Tip: To
avoid sweaty palms, stop in the restroom prior to the interview and wash and dry your hands.
The fevered, tense circling,
sweaty palms gripping the controller almost to breaking point, arched back and stoic concentration waiting for an opening in your enemy's defence: these are the hallmarks Japanese developer From Software have been cultivating for almost a decade and players both new and old can rest assured; this is the Souls game you have been waiting for.
If you're a nervous Nellie, like I am, you might suffer
from sweaty palms (among other things) prior to an interview.
EASY TO GRIP: Look cool with textured surface provide a decent amount of grip between ball and palms, help hold tightly without slip even with sweaty palms
If you're the type of person who
gets sweaty palms, before you shake hands try wiping your palm on a napkin, the tablecloth, or your clothes.
They tend to experience physical symptoms, such as a flushed face,
sweaty palms, trembling hands or shortness of breath, and they're convinced everyone else can tell when they're nervous.