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Jungelbobo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

shake things up

seeen this phrase a lot,
does it mean to change things for better or something?
  

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Hi "shake up something also shake something up to cause big changes in a situation or organization The company announced that it would shake up top management and cut 1,000 jobs. com]

  • Hi "shake up something also shake something up to cause big changes in a situation or organization The company announced that it would shake up top management and cut 1,000 jobs.
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Hi

"shake up something also shake something up

to cause big changes in a situation or organization The company announced that it would shake up top management and cut 1,000 jobs. Every new boss likes to shake things up a bit when they take over." [From thefreedictionary.com]
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Does it mean to change things for the better?

The company announced that it would shake up top management and cut 1,000 jobs.

For the people who lose their jobs, it is not better.
Some of the people who stay on will get a promotion, so for them, it is better.
Shake things up = a big change...

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