Todays idiom is: They have ants in their pants.
If someone tells you there are ants in your pants, it simply means you are fidgety or restless. The expression is often used when referring to children. Antsy is also derived from this idiom, meaning nervous.
Example: The little boy wiggled and fidgeted throughout dinner, just like he had ants in his pants.
There is no record of an origin for this particular idiom, but we can probably presume it was an uncomfortable one!
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