be quaking in boots

be quaking in your boots

to be very frightened or anxious My first teacher had one of those deep, booming voices that had you quaking in your boots.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Meinrad	MIEN-raht (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Mona (2)	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Irfan	-	Arabic
Augeas	['ɔ:dʒəs]
Saffira	-	Biblical Latin
Tabatha	TAB-a-thə	English