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sit bolt upright
Idioms and Phrases
see bolt upright .Example Sentences
When he made a weak move, which was rare, he’d sit bolt upright and inhale, emitting a sound like a snake’s hiss.
“It was a ‘sit bolt upright’ kind of moment.â€
I have watched Holmes sit bolt upright at the defense table as her lawyers slowly wilt.
I sit bolt upright in my seat and suck air as if I'd been drowning.
I sit bolt upright, coughing, my eyes filling with tears as a blinding pain shoots across my chest and all over my body.
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