to shake like a leaf
1shake like a leaf — phrase to shake a lot, for example because you are cold, nervous, or afraid Put on a sweater – you’re shaking like a leaf! Thesaurus: to be, or to become afraid or frightenedsynonym to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym Main entry:… …
2shake like a leaf — If you shake like a leaf, you tremble with fear or nervousness. At the beginning of the interview the candidate was shaking like a leaf …
3shake like a leaf — to shake a lot because you are nervous or frightened. I saw her just before her talk and she was shaking like a leaf. (usually in continuous tenses) …
4shake like a leaf — to shake a lot, for example because you are cold, nervous, or afraid Put on a sweater – you re shaking like a leaf! …
5shake — 1 / SeIk/ past tense shook past participle shaken verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements: His hand shook as he signed the paper. | The ground was shaking beneath their feet. | shake with… …
6shake — shake1 [ ʃeık ] (past tense shook [ ʃuk ] ; past participle shaken [ ʃeıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 make quick movements ▸ 2 get rid of problem etc. ▸ 3 when voice sounds weak ▸ 4 make less strong etc. ▸ 5 cause fear/emotion ▸ 6 escape from someone ▸ +… …
7shake — [[t]ʃe͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ shakes, shaking, shook, shaken (The form shook can be used as the past participle for meaning 2 of the phrasal verb shake up.) 1) VERB If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down …
8leaf — 1 /li:f/ noun plural leaves /li:vz/ 1 PLANT (C) one of the flat green parts of a plant that are joined to its stem or branches: a flowering bush with large shiny leaves | be in leaf/come into leaf: The forest was just coming into leaf. 2 take a… …
9leaf — leaf1 W2S2 [li:f] n plural leaves [li:vz] ↑branch, ↑leaves, ↑trunk ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(plant)¦ 2 take a leaf out of somebody s book 3 turn over a new leaf 4¦(page)¦ 5¦(part of table)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …
10shake — I UK [ʃeɪk] / US verb Word forms shake : present tense I/you/we/they shake he/she/it shakes present participle shaking past tense shook UK [ʃʊk] / US past participle shaken UK [ˈʃeɪkən] / US *** 1) [intransitive] to make lots of quick small… …
