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What does "quivering jelly" mean?
In this sentence: At the sight of the bank robbers with their guns, the girl was reduced to a quivering jelly. What does " quivering jelly" mean here? Is it an idiomatic expression？
25 avr. 2014 07:21
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It means that the woman was so afraid that she was shaking.
The expression is commonly used to mean the person is extremely afraid.
25 avril 2014
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Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais
Langue étudiée
Anglais
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