Question of the Day #1110

Nikki Haley calls Trump ‘weak in the knees’ on Ukraine

From the headline of this article at The Hill.

  上記の文で、weak in the kneesの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "weak in the knees" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉〔恐怖などで〕足がすくんで［膝がガクガクして］（しっかり立てないで）

なお、weak at the kneesとも言います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

so nervous or powerfully affected that it is difficult to stand

 

Examples

• Hearing the news of my father's sudden death, I went weak in the knees and could barely remain standing.
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• Falco has some emotionally searing moments that left me weak in the knees with admiration for both the writing and the performance. —Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 3 Nov. 2021
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