knock knees together



knock one's knees together

Fig. [for one's knees] to shake together from fright. I stood there freezing for ten minutes, knocking my knees together in the cold. It takes a lot of energy to knock your knees together.
See also: knee, knock, together

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orrin-Irish
StiofÁNshtee-FAWNIrish
JennJENEnglish
Onfroi-Medieval French
Muirchertach-Irish
Menodora-Ancient Greek