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quake in (one's) boots
quake in (one's) boots
quake in (one's) boots
To tremble with fear or nervousness. (Sometimes said sarcastically.)
My brother is so strong and scary-looking that people quake in their boots when he threatens them.
Ooh, I'm really scared of you! I'm quaking in my boots, you frighten me so!
See also:
boot
,
quake
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Saki
sah-kee
Japanese
Diokles
-
Ancient Greek
Tamar
TAH-mahr
(English)
, TAY-mahr
(English)
Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Rozalija
-
Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Mitra (1)
-
Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Viraj
-
Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
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