in fear and trembling

Experiencing great fear and worry. Carrie's been in fear and trembling waiting for the doctor to call with her test results. After hearing his enemy's threats, Tom was obviously in fear and trembling.

in fear and trembling

Cliché with anxiety or fear; with dread. In fear and trembling, I went into the room to take the test. The witness left the courtroom in fear and trembling.

in fear and ˈtrembling (of somebody/something)

(written) feeling very frightened or anxious: They lived in fear and trembling of being discovered by the police.

See also: and, fear, tremble

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

tremble
in fear and trembling of (someone or something)
be in fear of (one's) life
be/go in fear of your life
go in fear of (one's) life
fear
for fear of
for fear of (something)
for fear of something/of doing something
Iraqnophobia

References in periodicals archive

Also in fear and trembling, prayer is often a first response.

Something worth hoping for: but ... with some fear and trembling

Every day when I wake up and have to work, I open my eyes in fear and trembling, because I don't know whether I still have it, whether I'm going to have it again, or whether I'm going to be afflicted by the doubt that I never had it at all.

Writing in America

Noteworthy, again, is her response to this display of divine power: "knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him" (5:33).

Following Jesus in Galilee: resurrection as empowerment in the Gospel of Mark

The other side contains me, and I cannot take my correspondence with grace for granted once for all, as I can His promise, but must work out my salvation in fear and trembling.

The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists. (Book Review)

Do we no longer have to work out our salvation "in fear and trembling" because life is to be one grand party where we make up the rules and do only what feels good?

Accentuate the positive

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释义	in fear and trembling in fear and trembling Experiencing great fear and worry. Carrie's been in fear and trembling waiting for the doctor to call with her test results. After hearing his enemy's threats, Tom was obviously in fear and trembling. See also: and, fear, tremble Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in fear and trembling Cliché with anxiety or fear; with dread. In fear and trembling, I went into the room to take the test. The witness left the courtroom in fear and trembling. See also: and, fear, tremble McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. in fear and ˈtrembling (of somebody/something) (written) feeling very frightened or anxious: They lived in fear and trembling of being discovered by the police. See also: and, fear, tremble Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: tremble in fear and trembling of (someone or something) be in fear of (one's) life be/go in fear of your life go in fear of (one's) life fear for fear of for fear of (something) for fear of something/of doing something Iraqnophobia References in periodicals archive Also in fear and trembling, prayer is often a first response. Something worth hoping for: but ... with some fear and trembling Every day when I wake up and have to work, I open my eyes in fear and trembling, because I don't know whether I still have it, whether I'm going to have it again, or whether I'm going to be afflicted by the doubt that I never had it at all. Writing in America Noteworthy, again, is her response to this display of divine power: "knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him" (5:33). Following Jesus in Galilee: resurrection as empowerment in the Gospel of Mark The other side contains me, and I cannot take my correspondence with grace for granted once for all, as I can His promise, but must work out my salvation in fear and trembling. The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists. (Book Review) Do we no longer have to work out our salvation "in fear and trembling" because life is to be one grand party where we make up the rules and do only what feels good? Accentuate the positive
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