Trump's multiple lie directors trying to soft-shoe the fact that he is shaking in his boots ... "
Stephen Colbert
Liliputins. What the hell is this ?
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soft-shoe
verb
gerund or present participle: soft-shoeing
perform a soft-shoe dance.
Trump and his lie directors are trieing to soft-shoe that he is shaking in his boots
•move quietly and carefully so as not to draw attention to oneself.
"I soft-shoed after him"
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shake in boots
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shake in (one's) boots
To tremble with fear. Usually used sarcastically. My brother is so strong and scary-looking that people shake in their boots when he threatens them. Ooh, I'm really scared of you! I'm shaking in my boots, you frighten me so!
See also: boot, shake
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shake in one's boots
and quake in one's boots
Fig. to be afraid; to shake from fear. I was shaking in my boots because I had to go see the manager for being late. Stop quaking in your boots, Bob. I'm not going to fire you.
See also: boot, shake
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.