shake tree



shake (someone's) tree

Slang
To arouse to action or reaction; disturb: "[He] so shook Hollywood's tree that ... all manner of ... people called me unsolicited to itemize his mistakes or praise his courage" (Tina Brown).
See also: shake, tree

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ĐUroJOO-roCroatian, Serbian
Kathy['kæθi]
Terrence['terəns]
Nikandros-Ancient Greek
Velvela-Yiddish
Hayley['heili]