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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Selma['selmə]
Calogerus-Late Roman
MaddyMAD-eeEnglish
TerrellTER-əl, tə-RELEnglish
KonstantinKAWN-stahn-teen (German), kahn-stahn-TEEN (Russian)German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Marijo-Croatian