shake in one's shoes

shake in one's shoes
трястись, дрожать от страха (ср. у него от страха поджилки трясутся)

Putting by every year, at compound interest, he had doubled his capital in forty years without having once known what it was like to shake in his shoes over money matters. (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part II, ch. XI) — Откладывая из года в год и наращивая проценты на проценты, Тимоти за сорок лет удвоил свой капитал, ни разу не испытав, что значит дрожать за судьбу своих денег.

‘We all who were preparing to pass.’ he said, ‘used to shake in our shoes at the idea of going before him’. (J. Conrad, ‘Chance’, part I, ch. I) — - Все мы, экзаменующиеся, - продолжал наш новый знакомый, - дрожали как лист, когда нам предстояло явиться пред светлые очи капитана Р.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • shake\ in\ one's\ shoes — • shake in one s shoes • shake in one s boots v. phr. informal To be very much afraid. The robber shook in his boots when the police knocked on his door …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shake in one's shoes — shake (or quake) in one s shoes (or boots) tremble with apprehension …   Useful english dictionary

  • shake in one's shoes — or[shake in one s boots] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be very much afraid. * /The robber shook in his boots when the police knocked on his door./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shake in one's shoes — or[shake in one s boots] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be very much afraid. * /The robber shook in his boots when the police knocked on his door./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shake in one's shoes — tremble with fear …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shake\ in\ one's\ boots — • shake in one s shoes • shake in one s boots v. phr. informal To be very much afraid. The robber shook in his boots when the police knocked on his door …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shiver in one's shoes — see ↑shake • • • Main Entry: ↑shiver …   Useful english dictionary

  • shake — v. & n. v. (past shook; past part. shaken) 1 tr. & intr. move forcefully or quickly up and down or to and fro. 2 a intr. tremble or vibrate markedly. b tr. cause to do this. 3 tr. a agitate or shock. b colloq. upset the composure of. 4 tr. weaken …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Shake — Shake, Rattle and Roll «Shake, Rattle And Roll» Песня Биг Джо Тернера Выпущен Апрель 1954 …   Википедия

  • Shake the Disease — Single par Depeche Mode Face A Shake the Disease Face B Flexible Sortie 29 avril 1985 Enregistrement …   Wikipédia en Français


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