Quake in (one's) boots In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "quake in (one's) boots", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-04-08 02:04

get the wind up , shake like a leaf , be/live in dread of , have a horror of (doing) something , live in fear (of)

Quake in (one's) boots American British informal verb phrase

If you say that you quake in your boots, you mean that you feel fearful, nervous, and frightened.

The thought of bungee jumping makes him quake in his boots.

My new teacher is so strict that almost all of the students quake in their boots when talking with him.

I quaked in my boots since James appeared suddenly in the mummy costume.

Shaking Like a Leaf

To shake a lot due to the cold or fear

on the edge of your seat

be so excited or nervous about that something and want to know what is going to happen next

like a cat on hot bricks

To be very anxious

have ants in your pants

Too excited or nervous about something to be still or calm.

Being so scared, confused, and astonished that you can't think or do anything.

The verb "quake" should be conjugated according to its tense.

The idiom "quake in (one's) boots" was preceded by the alliterative phrase "shake in one's shoes" in the late 1800s.