quaking in boots
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
- fearfulFull of fright
cowering · shivering · nervous · dread · panic · knees · wobbly · pale · sweating · anxious · cowardly · timid · rattled · jittery · petrified · frozen · flee · gulp
emotional state
quaking in bootscool as a cucumber
Extremely calm and composed
calm and collected · fearless · nerves of steel · unafraid · unflappable
behavioral response to threat
quaking in bootsstanding one's ground
Refusing to yield position
staring down · defiant · unflinching · facing the music · undaunted