weak at the knees



weak at the knees

if someone goes weak at the knees, they feel as if they might fall down because they have a sudden strong emotion about something or someone The very thought of jumping out of an aircraft with a parachute made him go weak at the knees. He was so gorgeous, I felt weak at the knees every time he spoke to me.
See also: knee, weak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shripati-Hinduism
RhettRETEnglish
WiraWEE-rah (Indonesian)Indonesian, Malay
Richa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali
Mumtaz-Arabic
Made-Indonesian, Balinese