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shake up

idiom

To upset or distress (a person).


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  1. 01

    fair shake

    Reasonable, unbiased treatment; a fair deal.

  2. 02

    give one's head a shake

    To reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.

  3. 03

    more than you can shake a stick at

    Alternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.

  4. 04

    shake

    To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).

  5. 05

    shake a leg

    To get busy; to get going; to be productive.

  6. 06

    shake a stick at

    Disparage; rail against.

  7. 07

    shake like a leaf

    To tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; to shiver.

  8. 08

    shake off the dust from one's feet

    To separate oneself from something unpleasant; to leave a place for good.

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