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quake in one's shoes

quake in one's shoes is the alternative form of quake in one's boots.

Meaning of quake in one's boots

Verb

quake in one's boots (third-person singular simple present quakes in one's boots, present participle quaking in one's boots, simple past and past participle quaked in one's boots)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be very frightened, scared, or nervous.
    • The thought of climbing that high had him quaking in his boots.

Forms of quake in one's shoes

third-person singular presentquakes in one's shoes
present participlequaking in one's shoes
past participlequaked in one's shoes
pastquaked in one's shoes

Questions about quake in one's shoes

What is quake in one's shoes the alternative form of?
Quake in one's shoes is the alternative form of quake in one's boots.

Words near quake in one's shoes in the dictionary

  1. quajects
  2. quake
  3. quake grass
  4. quake grasses
  5. quake in one's boots
  6. quake in one's shoes
  7. quake lake
  8. quake lakes
  9. quake-breech
  10. quake-breeches
  11. quake-buttock

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