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.
See also: foundation, of, shake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abe (1)AYB (English)English, Jewish
SalSALEnglish
HazaelHAZ-ay-əl (English)Biblical
TomÁSto-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
ØYvind-Norwegian
Krystianakrist-YAH-nahPolish