weaker in the knees
More prone to buckling
Weaker in the knees describes an intensified state of feeling weak in the knees—that wobbling, unsteady sensation caused by strong emotion, attraction, or fear.
The comparative form emphasizes degree: Every time she smiled at him, he got a little weaker in the knees.
Someone or something makes you weaker in the knees than before, or weaker than someone else does.
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- heart flutterIrregular heartbeat sensation
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
stage fright · faintness · awe · wobbliness · instability · swooning · love at first sight · head over heels · longing · admiration · passion · fearfulness · butterflies · heartthrob · unsteadiness · shyness · exhilaration · lovesick
weaker in the kneessure-footed
Steady and balanced
rock-solid · stable · planted · grounded · steady
weaker in the kneesunmoved
Not stirred physically/emotionally
unaffected · unflappable · cool as a cucumber · composed · unfazed
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