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).

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Princess	PRIN-ses, PRINT-səs, prin-SES	English (Modern)
Pippin (1)	-	Ancient Germanic
Pasco	-	Cornish
Servaos	ser-VAWS	Limburgish
Aeolus	EE-ə-ləs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Vladimeru	-	Medieval Slavic