Translations for „tense up“ in the English » German Dictionary

tense up VB intr

tense up muscle, person:

tense up

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We'd all tense up a bit when we heard a truck rumbling toward us.

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The more you tense up, the more your body gets tight and doesn't function properly.

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Just mention the word and people tense up.

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I tense up from head to toe and long for the ceiling.

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I just kind of took a minute and relaxed and tried not to tense up because that's what ruined my fourth and fifth throws on which he fouled.

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Too much criticism can also cause a driver to tense up, and we all know you can't perform when you're tense.

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And you quietly curse under your breath and tense up and think of the accident you might just be about to enter.

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Ease off if they tense up, and ask whether they'd like to stop or continue at a slower pace.

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When a person is stressed or anxious, their muscles often tense up.

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He was so very cool and collected during games, that he would never tense up before a match.

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