| 词组 | shake down |
| 释义 | shake down 1. shake sb down AmE informal to use force or threats to make someone give you money: ▪ There is something wrong with a system that shakes the public down for more taxes every year. shakedown n C when someone gets money from someone else by using threats: ▪ After the thousand dollar shakedown, Ramon couldn't pay up any more. 2. shake sb/sth down • shake down sb/sth AmE informal to search a person or place thoroughly: ▪ Lechuga decided to shake down Mexico's 447 prisons after 18 prisoners died. 3. shake down BrE informal if a group of people shake down in a new situation, they get used to it and start working effectively together: ▪ I ask our fans to be patient until the team shakes down. 4. shake down BrE old-fashioned to sleep on the floor, on a seat etc because there is no proper bed for you: ▪ If you miss the last bus, you can always shake down on the floor here. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑kip down BrE informal shakedown n singular BrE a place prepared for you on a floor, seat etc where you can sleep: ▪ There weren't any beds left so I had to be content with a shakedown in the corridor. ▪ I can't drift off to dreamland on a shakedown settee. |
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