- shake someone up
- rouse someone from lethargy, apathy, or complacency
he had to do something to shake the team up-we lacked spark
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shake someone up
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shake someone's belief — shake someone’s belief/confidence/faith/ phrase to make someone doubt something that they were certain was true Nothing could shake Mary’s confidence as an athlete. Thesaurus: to try to show that an idea or belief is wrongsynonym to make… … Useful english dictionary
shake someone's confidence — shake someone’s belief/confidence/faith/ phrase to make someone doubt something that they were certain was true Nothing could shake Mary’s confidence as an athlete. Thesaurus: to try to show that an idea or belief is wrongsynonym to make… … Useful english dictionary
shake someone's faith — shake someone’s belief/confidence/faith/ phrase to make someone doubt something that they were certain was true Nothing could shake Mary’s confidence as an athlete. Thesaurus: to try to show that an idea or belief is wrongsynonym to make… … Useful english dictionary
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shake someone down N. Amer. — shake someone down N. Amer. informal extort money from someone. → shake … English new terms dictionary
shake someone up — rouse someone from lethargy or apathy. → shake … English new terms dictionary
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shake someone off — GET AWAY FROM, escape, elude, dodge, lose, leave behind, get rid of, give someone the slip, throw off the scent; Brit. informal get shot of. → shake * * * get away from someone by shaking their grip loose ■ manage to evade or outmaneuver someone… … Useful english dictionary
shake someone/something up — 1 the accident shook him up.: See shake verb sense 4. 2 plans to shake up the legal profession: REORGANIZE, restructure, revolutionize, alter, change, transform, reform … Useful english dictionary
shake someone/thing off — get rid of or put an end to. → shake … English new terms dictionary
