- be quaking in your boots
- be quaking in (your) boots
to be very frightened or anxious.
My first teacher had one of those deep, booming voices that had you quaking in your boots.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be quaking in your boots
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be quaking in boots — be quaking in (your) boots to be very frightened or anxious. My first teacher had one of those deep, booming voices that had you quaking in your boots … New idioms dictionary
make (someone) quake in (their) boots — be quaking in (your) boots to be very frightened or anxious. Just the sound of her voice made me quake in my boots … New idioms dictionary
quake — [[t]kwe͟ɪk[/t]] quakes, quaking, quaked 1) N COUNT A quake is the same as an earthquake. The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages. Syn: earthquake 2) VERB If you quake, you shake, usually because you are very afraid. [V with n] I … English dictionary
quake — quake1 [kweık] v [: Old English; Origin: cwacian] 1.) to shake or tremble, usually because you are very frightened quake with fear/fright/anger etc ▪ Richmond was quaking with fury. 2.) quake in your boots [i]informal to feel very afraid used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quake — 1 verb (I) 1 to shake or tremble, usually because you are very frightened (+ with): Quaking with fear, I reached for the phone to call the police. 2 quake in your boots informal to feel very afraid 3 if the earth, a building etc quakes, it shakes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
