shake in (one's) shoes



shake in (one's) shoes

To be very nervous or afraid, often visibly so. That poor kid is shaking in his shoes up there on stage. I may seem confident when I'm leading a training seminar, but I'm really shaking in my shoes most of the time.
See also: shake, shoe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rajesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
ÁSketill-Ancient Scandinavian
Sarita (1)-Spanish
Indira-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
Yemima-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Rosenda-Spanish