(one's) knees are shaking
One is trembling or shaking with fear, anxiety, or nervousness. That poor kid's knees were shaking 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 shaking most of the time. Believe me, my knees were shaking when I saw all the police cars outside of my house.
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