Idiom
shake like a leaf
Meaning
To tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; to shiver.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I always shake like a leaf before a big test.”
“When the doctor told him he needed surgery, he started to shake like a leaf.”
“Standing alone on the stage before the massive audience, the young musician began to shake like a leaf as the lights dimmed.”
Examples
simple
“I always shake like a leaf before a big test.”
contextual
“When the doctor told him he needed surgery, he started to shake like a leaf.”
complex
“Standing alone on the stage before the massive audience, the young musician began to shake like a leaf as the lights dimmed.”
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