quail before

quail before someone or something

to cower before or at the threat of someone or something. The students quailed before the angry principal. They quailed before the thought of punishment.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chita	CHEE-tah	Spanish
Nazario	nah-TSAH-ryo (Italian), nah-THAH-ryo (Spanish), nah-SAH-ryo (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Africa (2)	-	Irish, Scottish
Goizeder	-	Basque
RafaŁ	RAH-fow	Polish
Piroska	PEE-rosh-kaw	Hungarian