shake in (one's) shoes



shake in (one's) shoes

To be very nervous or afraid, often visibly so. That poor kid is shaking in his shoes up there on stage. I may seem confident when I'm leading a training seminar, but I'm really shaking in my shoes most of the time.
See also: shake, shoe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lane[lein]
Ziya Al-Din-Arabic
Nkiru-Western African, Igbo
Astin['æstin]
Daryush-Persian
Gottfrid-Swedish