Meaning
To tremble violently with fear or nervousness.
Examples
My brother is so strong and scary-looking that he leaves people quaking like a leaf when he threatens them.
I was quaking like a leaf when I went up to deliver my speech.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘quake like a leaf’ mean?
The idiom ‘quake like a leaf’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘quake like a leaf’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘quake like a leaf’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.