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
Veva-English
Urien-Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Ballantyne['bæləntain]
JoŠT-Slovene
LeoLE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman
Cnaeus-Ancient Roman