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
Sakisah-keeJapanese
Diokles-Ancient Greek
TamarTAH-mahr (English), TAY-mahr (English)Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Rozalija-Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Mitra (1)-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Viraj-Indian, Marathi, Gujarati