weak at the knees

weak at the knees
   If people go weak at the knees, they have a powerful emotional reaction to something and feel that they might fall over.
  (Dorking School Dictionary)
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   Someone who is weak at the knees is (temporarily) barely able to stand because of emotion, fear or illness.
   

The shock of the announcement make me go weak at the knees!


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  • weak at the knees — helpless with emotion. → weak …   English new terms dictionary

  • weak in the knees — helpless with emotion …   Useful english dictionary

  • weak at/in the knees — see ↑weak • • • Main Entry: ↑knee weak at/in the knees : so nervous or powerfully affected that it is difficult for you to stand The announcement made me weak at the knees. She said hello to me and I went weak in the knees …   Useful english dictionary

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  • weak — [ wik ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking energy ▸ 2 lacking power ▸ 3 easily persuaded ▸ 4 bad in quality ▸ 5 likely to break/fail ▸ 6 with a lot of water ▸ 7 lacking strength ▸ 8 in linguistics 1. ) part of your body that is weak is not as strong or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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