quake like a leaf

To tremble violently with fear or nervousness. My brother is so strong and scary-looking that he leaves people quaking like a leaf when he threatens them. I was quaking like a leaf when I went up to deliver my speech.

See also: leaf, like, quake

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

shake like a jelly/leaf
shake like a leaf
quake in (one's) shoes
quake in one's boots
quaking/shaking in your boots/shoes
quake in (one's) boots
shake in (one's) boots
shake in boots
be shaking like a leaf
have (one's) heart stand still

词组	quake like a leaf
释义	quake like a leaf quake like a leaf To tremble violently with fear or nervousness. My brother is so strong and scary-looking that he leaves people quaking like a leaf when he threatens them. I was quaking like a leaf when I went up to deliver my speech. See also: leaf, like, quake Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: shake like a jelly/leaf shake like a leaf quake in (one's) shoes quake in one's boots quaking/shaking in your boots/shoes quake in (one's) boots shake in (one's) boots shake in boots be shaking like a leaf have (one's) heart stand still
随便看	attune to a turf war a turkey shoot a turn of phrase a turn of speed a turn of the screw a turn-up for the book a turn-up for the books a turn-up for the book(s) at variance at variance (with) at war at will a twinkle in (one's) daddy's eye a twinkle in someone's eye at/with lightning speed at wit's end at wits' end a two-horse race at work at worst at your command at your earliest convenience at your elbow at your fingertips