shake

shake

informal
1. An earthquake. That was one of the worst shakes we've had in years. Go check and make sure everything in the house is intact. The shake in Tokyo was so bad that it shut down the commuter trains for two days.
2. A very brief amount of time; an instant. A: "Tom, could you get me a breakdown of our expenses for the month?" B: "No problem, boss. I'll have it over to you in a shake."
3. A deal, bargain, or treatment. My dad came with me to make sure I was getting a fair shake on the used car. He's not a bad person deep down. He just got a bad shake in life.
4. A shortening of "milkshake." I'll have a burger, a side of fries, and a chocolate shake, please.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shake

n. a milkshake. (Colloquial or Standard English.) I’d like a chocolate shake, please.

shakes

n. the delirium tremens. I got the shakes again. That’s what I get for putting soda water in my whiskey.
See also: shake
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (one's) knees are shaking
  • a fair shake
  • be no great shakes
  • be shaking in (one's) boots
  • be shaking in (one's) shoes
  • be shaking like a leaf
  • body shake
  • bone shaking
  • brace of shakes
  • fair shake
  • fair shake, a
  • get a fair shake
  • get the lead out
  • get the shakes
  • give (one) a fair shake
  • give (someone) the shake
  • give (someone) the shakes
  • give the shake
  • give your head a shake
  • half a shake of a lamb's tail
  • have the shakes
  • I’m shaking
  • I’m shaking in fear
  • I'm shaking (in fear)
  • in a brace of shakes
  • in two shakes
  • in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
  • in two shakes of a lamb's tail
  • kick a habit
  • knock the dew off the lily
  • let's shake on it
  • more (something) than you can shake a stick at
  • more than one can shake a stick at
  • more than you can shake a stick at
  • more things than you can shake a stick at
  • more... than you can shake a stick at
  • no great shakes
  • quake in (one's) boots
  • quake in one's boots
  • quake/shake like a leaf, to
  • quaking/shaking in your boots/shoes
  • shake
  • shake (one) out of (something)
  • shake (one's) booty
  • shake (one's) fist at (someone or something)
  • shake (one's) hand
  • shake (one's) head
  • shake (one's) head no
  • shake (one's) tree
  • shake (someone) loose
  • shake (something) to its foundations
  • shake (something) to the foundations
  • shake a disease or illness off
  • shake a leg
  • shake a stick at
  • shake a/the habit
  • shake down
  • shake hands
  • shake hands (with one)
  • shake hands on (something)
  • shake hands on something
  • shake hands with the unemployed
  • shake in (one's) boots
  • shake in (one's) shoes
  • shake in boots
  • shake in one's shoes/boots, to
  • shake in your shoes
  • shake it
  • Shake it up!
  • Shake it!
  • shake like a jelly/leaf
  • shake like a leaf
  • shake like an aspen leaf
  • shake off
  • shake on
  • shake on (something)
  • shake on it
  • shake on it/on something
  • shake one's head
  • shake out
  • shake someone down
  • shake someone's tree
  • shake something to the foundations
  • shake the dew off the lily
  • shake the dust from (one's) feet
  • shake the dust from one's feet
  • shake the dust from one's feet, to
  • shake the dust of (something or some place) from (one's) feet
  • shake the dust of somewhere from your feet
  • shake the dust off (one's) feet
  • shake the dust off your feet
  • shake the foundations of (something)
  • shake the lead out
  • shake the pagoda tree
  • shake tree
  • shake up
  • shake with laughter
  • shake with laughter, to
  • shake your booty
  • shake your fist
  • shake your head
  • shake/rock the foundations of something
  • shakes
  • shakeup
  • shake-up
  • the shakes
  • two shakes of a lamb’s tail
  • two shakes of a lamb's tail
  • What's shakin' (bacon)?
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