shiver my timbers

Etymology


A reference to a wooden ship being pounded heavily in stormy seas to the extent that its timbers shake, causing awe and fear to the sailors on board.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Danish: splitte mine bramsejl break my topgallant sails
 * French: mille sabords a thousand gunports
 * Italian: per mille balene for a thousand whales
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: may thunder strike me