rock to its foundations

rock/shake something to its foundations

also rock/shake the foundations of something

to damage or change an organization or a person's beliefs very much Allegations of scandal and abuse have rocked the party to its foundations. The ideas seemed to make sense, but shook the foundations of her own Christian beliefs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aldric	['ɔ:ldrik]
Pallab	-	Bengali
Cece	SEE-see	English
Amalthea	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Miku	mee-koo	Japanese
Eulalia	yoo-LAY-lee-ə (English)	Spanish, Italian, English, Ancient Greek