oh i was so shaking in my boots . i was sitting outside on my patio and saw a shadowy figure inside my house ! what was it ? did everything turn out alright ? at first , i jumped and ran in because i certainly was n't expecting visitors . but it was my wife ! she was home from work early ! phew ! i 'm glad that 's all it was . yeah we had a good laugh over it , but i swear to you i was very scared !
A frightening or life-threatening situation.