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
Carmella	kahr-MEL-ə	English
MÁXima	MAHK-see-mah	Spanish
Aeneas	[i:'ni:æs]
Guto	GI-taw	Welsh
Lavinia	-	Roman Mythology, Romanian
Rubena	roo-BE-nah	Esperanto