shake in boots



shake in one's boots

 and quake in one's boots
Fig. to be afraid; to shake from fear. I was shaking in my boots because I had to go see the manager for being late. Stop quaking in your boots, Bob. I'm not going to fire you.
See also: boot, shake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Onesiphoros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Basileios-Ancient Greek
Tudur-Welsh
Euthymios-Ancient Greek
OrvalAWR-vəlEnglish
Shet-Biblical Hebrew