Shaking Like a Leaf In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Shaking Like a Leaf", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-02-02 08:02

Meaning of Shaking Like a Leaf

Synonyms:

quake in one's boots , shake in one's shoes

Shaking Like a Leaf phrase

To shake greatly, usually as a result of anxiety, nervousness, or cold weather.

I'm always shaking like a leaf whenever I get involved in an argument.

Janny must be very nervous right now. She's shaking like a leaf.

Other phrases about:

on the edge of your seat

be so excited or nervous about that something and want to know what is going to happen next 

like a cat on hot bricks

To be very anxious

have ants in your pants

Too excited or nervous about something to be still or calm.

like a rabbit (caught) in (the) headlights

Being so scared, confused, and astonished that you can't think or do anything.

be looking over your shoulder

To feel that unpleasant or dangerous things likely happen to you

 

Grammar and Usage of Shaking Like a Leaf

Verb Forms

Origin of Shaking Like a Leaf

Aspen tree. (Image Source: Mtnspiritphoto)

The expression is very old and appeared in several other languages, such as the 13th-century French fables. One of the first famous English writers to use this expression was Geoffrey Chaucer. He specified the type of leaf as an aspen leaf, which shakes more easily in the wind than most other types of leaves due to its broad size along with thin stems.

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