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Old 07-Jan-2007, 22:34
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Hi,

I heard the first word from the idiom and that was after greating somebody..

- Haw are you man?
- fine. shaken in your ... (I didn't hear what after that)
any one knows about this saying?

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Shaking in your boots/shoes - to be very frightened...but it wouldn't be preceded by 'fine'.
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I've heard, "Hey there, what's shakin'?" as a greeting, but not "shaking" as a response (unless, as Mudgy said, the responder is frightened of something/someone).
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I've heard, "Hey there, what's shakin'?" as a greeting, but not "shaking" as a response (unless, as Mudgy said, the responder is frightened of something/someone).
Term (well out of common useage) can have two meanings: As in 'shaking in my boots' - frightened. Or as in Hay, Man, what's shakin?' A question about 'what's going on.'
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Probably the greating start with this:(Hay, Man, what's shakin?)
and the answer was somthing like this : shakin in your (b....en)!!!


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