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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
To shake up definition (To Clive)
Hello,
Could you tell me please if all these definitions of ' to shake up' are accurate?
1.shake up
to disturb or rouse (people) so as to make them more energetic.
2.
shake somebody up
to surprise somebody and make them think about something in a different way, become more active, etcShaken up by the early goal against them, the team began to fight back.
shake something up
to make important changes in an organization, a profession, etc. in order to make it more efficientThe whole industry needs shaking up.
3shake up To upset by or as if by a physical jolt or shock: was badly shaken up by the accident. To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization: new management bent on shaking up the company.
4. to stir the feelings of : , <shook her up>
Thanks
Could you tell me please if all these definitions of ' to shake up' are accurate?
1.shake up
to disturb or rouse (people) so as to make them more energetic.
2.
shake somebody up
to surprise somebody and make them think about something in a different way, become more active, etcShaken up by the early goal against them, the team began to fight back.
shake something up
to make important changes in an organization, a profession, etc. in order to make it more efficientThe whole industry needs shaking up.
3shake up To upset by or as if by a physical jolt or shock: was badly shaken up by the accident. To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization: new management bent on shaking up the company.
4. to stir the feelings of : , <shook her up>
Thanks
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I found one more definition, but it wasn't given as a phrasal verb. To disturb or agitate; unnerve: She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
- I found one more definition, but it wasn't given as a phrasal verb.
- To disturb or agitate; unnerve: She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
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I found one more definition, but it wasn't given as a phrasal verb.
To disturb or agitate; unnerve: She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
To disturb or agitate; unnerve: She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
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Hi,
Could you tell me please if all these definitions of ' to shake up' are accurate?
1.shake up
to disturb or rouse (people) so as to make them more energetic. OK
2.
shake somebody up
to surprise somebody and make them think about something i
Could you tell me please if all these definitions of ' to shake up' are accurate?
1.shake up
to disturb or rouse (people) so as to make them more energetic. OK
2.
shake somebody up
to surprise somebody and make them think about something i
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