| 单词 | to quake in one's boots |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto quake in one's boots (also shoes) c. intransitive. to quake in one's boots (also shoes): to be very apprehensive or afraid. ΚΠ 1862 Ld. Clarendon Let. 25 Dec. in A. L. Kennedy Dear Duchess (1956) 208 The Jews all the while quaking in their shoes for fear he shd: be murdered in going or coming. 1884 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 115 It is not unlikely at all that a good many other employers, instead of quaking in their boots, would be found inclined to apply the same plan to their own concerns. 1958 Sunday Gaz.-Mail (Charleston, W. Va.) 6 Apr. Film moguls quake in their boots every time they release a movie. 1988 G. Patterson Burning your Own iii. 30 Quaking in his boots, Sammy put his ear to where he thought its heart ought to be: not a dickybird. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 14 Apr. 6 They were quaking in their shoes in Downing Street last week over this investigation. < as lemmas |
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