shake someone down



shake someone down

1. tv. to blackmail someone. (Underworld.) The police chief was trying to shake down just about everybody in town.
2. tv. to put pressure on someone to lend one money. We tried to shake them down for a few hundred, but no deal.
See also: down, shake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EspiridiÓN-Spanish
Billy['bili]
TobinTO-binEnglish
NiccolÒneek-ko-LOItalian
KellieKEL-eeEnglish
Whitlock['hwitlɔk]