pale at the thought of (something)
pale at the thought of (something)
To be made fearful, nervous, or sickened by thinking about something happening. I know that David pales at the thought of flying in an airplane. We paled at the thought of shutting down the company that our great-great-grandfather created.
See also: of, pale, thought
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- pale at the notion of (something)
- paling
- pale at
- pale at (something)
- quail
- quail at
- quail at (something)
- in comparison
- stand in awe
- stand in awe (of someone or something)