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51be shaking in your shoes — be shaking in (your) boots/shoes to be very frightened or anxious. Damon was shaking in his shoes when he heard all the shouting …
52be shaking in boots — be shaking in (your) boots/shoes to be very frightened or anxious. Damon was shaking in his shoes when he heard all the shouting …
53be shaking in shoes — be shaking in (your) boots/shoes to be very frightened or anxious. Damon was shaking in his shoes when he heard all the shouting …
54I’m shaking (in fear). — sent. You don’t really frighten me at all. (A mocking response to a threat.) □ Oh, what you said! I’m shaking. Not! □ Your threats really scare me. I’m shaking in fear …
55world-shaking — /werrld shay king/, adj. of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world shaking effects of an international clash. [1590 1600] * * * …
56world-shaking — world shak|ing [ wɜrld ,ʃeıkıŋ ] adjective very important and having a lot of influence: a world shaking policy revision …
57world-shaking — adjective extremely important and having a great effect: a world shaking announcement …
58world-shaking — [wʉrld′shā΄kiŋ] adj. of great significance, effect, or influence; momentous …
59world-shaking — adjective sufficiently significant to affect the whole world (Freq. 1) earthshaking proposals the contest was no world shaking affair the conversation...could hardly be called world shattering • Syn: ↑earthshaking, ↑world shattering …
60world-shaking — adjective Date: 1598 earthshaking …