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Meaning of quake in one's boots | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be very frightened, scared, or nervous.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Nederlands trillen op zijn benen

Русский душа́ в пя́тки ушла́ се́рдце в пятки ушло

Examples

“The thought of climbing that high had him quaking in his boots.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

quake in one's shoes quaked quaked in one's boots quaked in one's shoes quakeproof quakeproofed