Shake

  • 81Shake — Shake1 〈[ʃɛık] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. moderner Gesellschaftstanz mit schüttelnden Körperbewegungen 2. Mixgetränk; MilchShake 3. Zittern, Schüttelfrost (als Folge häufigen Drogenkonsums) [Etym.: <engl. shake »schütteln«]   Shake2 〈[ʃɛık] n.;… …

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  • 82shake — vb 1. British to alert, rouse, summon. This use of the word, obviously deriving from the literal shaking of someone to wake them, is now employed as part of police, underworld and working class jargon. ► The solicitors ... We ll shake them for… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 83shake up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone shakes up something such as an organization, an institution, or a profession, they make major changes to it. → See also shake up [V P n (not pron)] The government wanted to accelerate the reform of the institutions, to… …

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  • 84shake up — 1) the accident shook him up See shake 1. 4) 2) plans to shake up the legal profession Syn: reorganize, restructure, revolutionize, alter, change, transform, reform, overhaul …

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  • 85shake on it — mainly spoken used for saying that you want to shake hands with someone in order to show that you both agree to something Lance held his hand out and said, Let s shake on it …

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  • 86shake — n. a milkshake. □ I’d like a chocolate shake, please. □ A shake only costs sixty cents …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 87Shake it (up)! — exclam. Hurry!; Move faster! □ Get going, chum! Shake it up! □ We’re late. Shake it! …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 88shake-up — n. a reorganization. □ After a shake up like the one we’ve just been through, everybody’s a little upset. □ Fred and Clare both survived the shake up …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 89shake — встряхиваться; встряхивать to shake dice встряхивать кости shake out встряхивать, выколачивать …

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  • 90shake — See: MORE THAN ONE COULD SHAKE A STICK AT …

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