Shake in your boots

When people shake in their boots it means they are very afraid of something. Meeting a wild lion on a hike will make you shake in your boots.

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English Idiom: Shake in your boots

This will make you shake in your boots.

Imagine it’s a lovely Sunday morning in summer.

You decide to take a stroll in the forest before breakfast.

The day is cool before the sun’s heat increases, and as you follow a winding path through the trees, you enjoy the beautiful sound of birdsong.

The trail leaves the forest; you come out onto the African savannah and are greeted by…

… a lioness.

You are no longer happy and content.

The day is no longer beautiful; you can no longer hear the birdsong, and you are shaking in your boots.

You are scared!


The idiom shake in your boots means to be very afraid.


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