Shake in your shoes

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verb phrase

To feel very scared or nervous about something.

When I have to speak in front of a large crowd, I shake in my shoes.
Visual representation of "shake in your shoes" - To feel very scared or nervous about something

Often appears as...

  • shake in your shoes with fear
  • make someone shake in their shoes

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Colloquial, Idiomatic

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Colloquial Use

Used more in casual conversation than formal or written English.

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I was shaking in my shoes before the roller coaster started.
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Exaggeration

Often used to exaggerate fear for effect, not always literal shaking.

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He makes me shake in my shoes when he's angry, even if I'm not really trembling.
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Figurative Language

A metaphor for feeling very afraid, without actual movement.

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The haunted house story left us shaking in our shoes.
Visual representation of the word "Shake in your shoes"

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