(one's) knees are shaking
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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.
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