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shake/rock sth to its foundations
Definition
› to seriously damage, upset, or change an organization or someone's beliefs: The scandal has shaken the Democratic Party to its foundations.Becoming and making less strongMaking people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of shake/rock sth to its foundations from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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shake verb (GET RID OF)
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shake verb (MAKE WEAKER)
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shake verb (MOVE)
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shake verb (UPSET)
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shake-up noun
- shake/rock sth to its foundations idiom
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shakedown adjective
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shakedown noun (SEARCH)
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shakedown noun (THREAT)
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shakeout noun
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shaker noun
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SMART Thesaurus: Making people sad, shocked and upset
Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- amiss adjective
- appal verb
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bother verb (WORRY)
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- go/fall to pieces idiom
- grieve verb
- haunt verb (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify verb
- offend verb (UPSET)
- offense noun
- shake sb up phrasal verb
- shocker noun
- sorrow verb
- sting verb (HURT)
- take sb aback phrasal verb
- tear sb apart phrasal verb
- toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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