- (to) quiver like a leaf
- (to) quake [тж. quiver, shake, tremble] like a (aspen) leaf тремтіти як лист; дрижати як осиковий лист (осичина)
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.
(to) quiver like a leaf
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