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
Fyfe-Scottish
Roffe-Swedish
Jeriah-Biblical
TerrieTER-eeEnglish
Joana-Portuguese, Catalan
Phanuhel-Biblical Latin