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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
Selma
['selmə]
Calogerus
-
Late Roman
Maddy
MAD-ee
English
Terrell
TER-əl, tə-REL
English
Konstantin
KAWN-stahn-teen
(German)
, kahn-stahn-TEEN
(Russian)
German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Marijo
-
Croatian
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