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fear and trembling

fear and trembling or fear and trepidation {n. phr.}

Great fear.

He came in fear and trembling to tell his father he had a bad report card.

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[for fear] Because of fear. * /He left an hour early for fear of missing his train./ * /She worried for fear that the child would be hurt./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in fear and trembling] See: [FEAR AND TREMBLING]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[trembling] See: [FEAR AND TREMBLING]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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