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
Margaret['ma:gərit]
Leila['li:lə]
Nadia (1)NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Melisende-Medieval French
Tullius-Ancient Roman
Mamimah-meeJapanese