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shiver me timbers

idiom
Meaning

A sarcastic remark indicating that the speaker is not scared.


Examples
SIMPLE

He threatened to fire me, but shiver me timbers, I am not afraid.

CONTEXTUAL

When the boss warned us about the new strict rules, my coworker whispered, shiver me timbers, as if we were actually worried.

COMPLEX

The villain boasted of his fearsome reputation, yet the hero merely replied with a mocking shiver me timbers, unimpressed by the empty display of power.

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