QUAKE IN HIS BOOTS

Meaning of QUAKE IN HIS BOOTS in English

feel afraid, be scared, scared spitless

When the war began, it was scary. We were quaking in our boots.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

QUAKE IN HIS BOOTS — feel afraid, be scared, scared spitless When the war began, it was scary. We were quaking in our boots.
English Idioms vocab
QUAKE — tremer; n. tremore; sisme
English interlingue dictionary
QUAKE — kurog
English-Visayan vocabulary
QUAKE — I. intransitive verb (~d; quaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwacian Date: before 12th century to shake or vibrate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOOTS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from plural of 3boot Date: circa 1837 a servant who shines …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUAKE — I. ˈkwāk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian; akin to Old English cweccan to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOTS — I. present third singular of boot II. ˈbüts noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUAKE — (n.) A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
Английский словарь Webster
QUAKE — (v. t.) To cause to quake.
Английский словарь Webster
QUAKE — (v. i.) To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion …
Английский словарь Webster
QUAKE — (v. i.) To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to …
Английский словарь Webster
BOOTS — (n.) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Английский словарь Webster
QUAKE — ( v. t. ) To cause to quake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAKE — ( v. i. ) To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAKE — ( v. i. ) To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAKE — ( n. ) A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTS — ( n. ) A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAKE — — quakingly , adv. /kwayk/ , v. , quaked, quaking , n. v.i. 1. (of persons) to shake or tremble …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOTS — /boohts/ , n. , pl. boots . Brit. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUAKE — v. tremble, shake, shiver, shudder
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUAKE — n. shiver, shudder; tremor, tremble; earthquake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOOTS — n. shoe which reaches to mid-calf or knee; hotel attendant; trunk of a car
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUAKE — n. popular three-dimensional Internet computer game that exists in several versions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUAKE — I. ˈkwāk intransitive verb ( quaked ; quak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwacian Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOTS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from plural of boot (III) Date: circa 1837 British : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUAKE — vt to cause to quake. 2. quake ·noun a tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BOOTS — noun a servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
Webster English vocab
BOOTS — ■ noun Brit. dated a hotel employee performing menial tasks such as cleaning shoes. Origin C18: plural of boot 1 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
QUAKE — [quake] vi quaked ; quak.ing [ME, fr. OE cwacian] (bef. 12c) 1: to shake or vibrate usu. from shock or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOTS — [boots] n pl but sing or pl in constr [fr. pl. of [3]boot] (ca. 1837) Brit: a servant who shines …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUAKE — quake BrE AmE kweɪk ▷ quaked kweɪkt ▷ quakes kweɪks ▷ quaking ˈkweɪk ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOOTS — Boots trademark BrE AmE buːts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUAKE — / kweɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] 1. quake (with sth) ( of a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUAKE — I. quake 1 /kweɪk/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cwacian ] 1 . to shake …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOTS — Boots /buːts/ BrE AmE trademark a British shop in almost every town in the UK, where you can buy medicines, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc.
Oxford English vocab
QUAKE — ( quakes, quaking, quaked) 1. A quake is the same as an earthquake . The quake destroyed mud buildings in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUAKE — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A local man had been bullied into guiding them through the treacherous, quaking waste. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betray his presence ▪ The slightest sound might betray his presence . craned his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUAKE — (SHAKE) [verb] [I] - to shake because you are very frightened or very amused, or to feel or show great …
Cambridge English vocab
BOOTS — Formula 1 slang for the wheels and tyres of a racing car. Example: And that's Olivier Panis in to change …
Slang English vocab
BOOTS — The youngest officer in a regimental mess, whose duty it is to skink, that is, to stir the fire, snuff …
Slang English vocab
BOOTS — • ↑ get too big for your boots
Longman Activator English vocab
BOOTS — a company with shops in almost every town in Britain. The shops sell medicines and many other items for personal …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BOOTS — n. 1) to put on; take off (one's) ~ 2) bower ( BE ; slang; worn by young rowdies); hip; …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BOOTS — I.аптека Бута (кроме аптекарских товаров, продаёт некоторые предметы домашнего обихода, канцелярские принадлежности, книги и грампластинки; такие однотипные аптеки принадлежат компании …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
QUAKE — v. 1 tremble, shake, quiver, shudder; vibrate, stagger The children were quaking with fear that their teacher would come back …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOOTS — boost
Anagrams English vocabulary
BOOTS — See boot
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
BOOTS — darby and joan
Cocney English vocab
QUAKE — 1. сущ. 1) дрожание, дрожь, тряска Syn : vibration, trembling 2) разг. землетрясение 2. гл. 1) трястись, дрожать, качаться, колебаться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOTS — сущ. коридорный, слуга (в гостинице) коридорный (сленг) младший офицер (в полку); младший член клуба как компонент сложных слов (разговорное) человек, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOTS — Коридорный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
QUAKE — quake.ogg 1. kweık n 1. дрожание, дрожь; содрогание; трепет 2. разг. землетрясение, обвал 2. kweık v 1. трястись, дрожать; колебаться, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOTS — n 1. коридорный 2. сл. младший офицер ( в полку ); младший член клуба 3. (-boots) как компонент сложных слов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUAKE — 1. kweık n 1. дрожание, дрожь; содрогание; трепет 2. разг. землетрясение, обвал 2. kweık v 1. трястись, дрожать; колебаться, качаться; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOOTS — n 1. коридорный 2. сл. младший офицер ( в полку ); младший член клуба 3. (-boots) как компонент сложных слов …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUAKE — 1. _n. 1> дрожание, дрожь 2> _разг. землетрясение 2. _v. 1> трястись, дрожать, качаться, колебаться (о земле) 2> дрожать; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

English Idioms vocabulary

← PUTTING ON THE RITZ QUESTION OF→