be shaking like a leaf Idiom
in leaf
leaf out
turn over a new leaf
take a leaf out of one's book
Idiom(s): take a leaf out of one's bookTheme: BEHAVIOR
to behave or to do something in the way that someone else would.
• When you act like that, you re taking a leaf out of your sister's book, and I don't like it!
• You had better do it your way. Don't take a leaf out of my book. I don't do it well.
leaf through
Idiom(s): thumb through something AND leaf through somethingTheme: EXAMINATION
to look through a book, magazine, or newspaper, without reading it carefully.
• I've only thumbed through this book, but it looks very interesting.
• I leafed through a magazine while waiting to see the doctor.
Take a leaf out of someone's book
If you take a leaf out of someone's book, you copy something they do because it will help you.Turn a new leaf
If someone turns a new leaf, they change their behaviour and stop doing wrong or bad things.four-leaf clover|clover|four|four-leaf
n. A small green plant with four leaves which many people think means good luck because clover plants usually have three leaves. John has a four-leaf clover in his pocket. He thinks he will have good luck now.leaf through|leaf
v. phr. To scan or glance through a book or other reading matter. I only had time to leaf through the program before the concert started.turn over a new leaf|leaf|turn|turn over
v. phr. To start afresh; to have a new beginning. "Don't be sad, Jane," Sue said. "A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again."Compare: CLEAN SLATE.
be afraid like a leaf
To be abashed berserk with abhorrence or nervousness. Sometimes acclimated figuratively. I was afraid like a blade back I went up to bear my accent in advanced of all those people.Learn more: leaf, like, shakebe afraid like a leaf
COMMON If addition is afraid like a leaf, their anatomy is afraid a lot, usually because they are actual frightened. Note: The `leaf' in the aftermost two expressions is a folio of a book. I didn't anticipate about the crisis at the time. Afterwards I was afraid like a leaf.Learn more: leaf, like, shake
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