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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beowulf	BAY-ə-woolf (English)	Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Pa	-	Hmong
Ianuarius	-	Ancient Roman
Annika	AHN-nee-kah (Swedish, Dutch, Finnish), AH-nee-kah (German), AN-i-kə (English), AHN-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Dutch	DUCH	English
Salathiel	sə-LAH-thee-əl (English)	Biblical, Biblical Greek