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
Hohepa-Maori
Tsubakitsoo-bah-keeJapanese
Kallistos-Ancient Greek
Mandica-Croatian
Conrad['kɔnræd]
Denisede-NEEZ (French), də-NEES (English), də-NEE-sə (Dutch)French, English, Dutch