| 释义 |
(one's) knees are knockingOne is trembling or shaking with fear, anxiety, or nervousness. That poor kid's knees were knocking up there on stage while he waiting for his turn to talk. I may seem confident when I'm leading a training seminar, but my knees are knocking most of the time. your knees are knocking you are feeling very frightened. informalyour/somebody’s ˈknees are knocking (informal) if your/somebody’s knees are knocking, they are shaking because you are nervous or afraid: It was the first time I’d ever spoken in public, and my knees were knocking! |