"quake in one's boots" meaning in English

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      "examples": [
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          "text": "The thought of climbing that high had him quaking in his boots.",
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        "To be very frightened, scared, or nervous."
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To be very frightened, scared, or nervous."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "shake in one's boots"
        },
        {
          "word": "quake in one's shoes"
        },
        {
          "word": "shake in one's shoes"
        }
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to be very frightened",
          "word": "trillen op zijn benen"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dušá v pjatki ušla",
          "sense": "to be very frightened",
          "word": "душа́ в пятки ушла"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "sérdce v pjatki ušlo",
          "sense": "to be very frightened",
          "word": "се́рдце в пятки ушло"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "guṇḍe jāripōvu",
          "sense": "to be very frightened",
          "word": "గుండె జారిపోవు"
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      "form": "quaked in one's boots",
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To be very frightened, scared, or nervous."
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "shake in one's boots"
    },
    {
      "word": "quake in one's shoes"
    },
    {
      "word": "shake in one's shoes"
    }
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to be very frightened",
      "word": "trillen op zijn benen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dušá v pjatki ušla",
      "sense": "to be very frightened",
      "word": "душа́ в пятки ушла"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sérdce v pjatki ušlo",
      "sense": "to be very frightened",
      "word": "се́рдце в пятки ушло"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "guṇḍe jāripōvu",
      "sense": "to be very frightened",
      "word": "గుండె జారిపోవు"
    }
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