Idiom of the Day
weak at the knees
嚇得兩腿發軟;情感上無助的
Today: Tue, 08 Dec 2020
Meaning:
Feel an emotion so strongly that it makes you feel unstable on your feet.
強烈地感覺到一種情緒,以至於您的腳感覺不穩定。
For example:
When he looked at me and smiled, I felt weak at the knees. He was the most beautiful man I'd ever seen!
當他看著我微笑時,我的膝蓋感到無力。 他是我見過的最美麗的男人!
Just thinking about getting up in front of a thousand people makes me weak at the knees. It's terrifying!
只是想在一千人面前站起來我就覺得兩腿發軟,渾身無力。 太恐怖了!
Quick Quiz
Carlos gasped and went weak at the knees when he realised he had
a. put a little bit too much sugar in his tea
b. forgotten to tie one of his shoelaces
c. lost his passport, money and credit cards