shake like an aspen leaf
shake like an aspen leaf
To tremble. Aspen leaves have long, flat stalks that are easily blown by the wind. I may seem confident when I'm leading a training seminar, but I'm really shaking like an aspen leaf most of the time. It's so cold in here that the poor girl is shaking like an aspen leaf.
See also: leaf, like, shake
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be in it for
- (the) odds are against (something)
- be at a disadvantage
- at a disadvantage
- address comments or remarks to
- address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
- address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
- be more than (something)
- be more than glad, ready, etc.
- be pressed for time