shake like a leaf |
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| Lexical unit types: | simile |
| Topics: | people: actions |
| Source domains: | - |
| Particles: | - |
| Similes: | like |
| Verbs: | - |
| CEFR Levels: | - | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | a person's body is shaking a lot because they are very cold or afraid | Examples: |
Lily said, “I am afraid.” She was shaking like a leaf. It was my first time singing in public, and I was shaking like a leaf.
Croatian: tresti se kao list na vjetru; tresti se kao šiba/prut |
Motivation: |
Slične leksičke jedinice: sing like a bird, eat like a horse, live like a king, quick as a flash, eat like a bird, cry like a baby, slow as a snail, swim like a fish, sleep like a baby, run like the wind, quiet as a mouse, keep an eye on , give someone a hand, with your eyes closed, all eyes are on someone/something, busy as a bee