shake the foundations of

shake the foundations of something

to cause a person or organization to question the truth of something it strongly believed For a time his grief over his son's death shook the foundations of his religious faith.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leandra	le-AHN-drah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Hafsah	-	Arabic
Jeremias	ye-re-MEE-ahs (German), YE-re-mee-ahs (Finnish)	German, Portuguese, Finnish
Denton	['dentən]
Torgils	-	Norwegian
Chester	CHES-tər	English