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go weak in the knees

go weak in the knees

To become unsteady or flustered due to having a strong emotional reaction to someone or something. Hearing the news of my father's sudden death, I went weak in the knees and could barely remain standing. Just thinking about Samantha makes me go weak in the knees.
See also: knee, weak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eutychia-Ancient Greek
Nomusa-Southern African, Ndebele
Safiyyah-Arabic
Teresate-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Pallas (1)PAL-əs (English)Greek Mythology
XosÉ-Galician
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