shake like a leaf



shake like a leaf

to shake a lot because you are nervous or frightened (usually in continuous tenses) I saw her just before her talk and she was shaking like a leaf.
See rock to its foundations
See also: leaf, like, shake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarshaMAHR-shəEnglish
Abiodun-Western African, Yoruba
Jovka-Macedonian
Bartholomewbahr-THAHL-ə-myoo (English)English, Biblical
Arber['a:rbə]
KayetanKAH-ye-tahnGerman