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shake-up
[sheyk-uhp]
noun
a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
shake up
verb
to shake or agitate in order to mix
to reorganize drastically
to stir or rouse
to restore the shape of (a pillow, cushion, etc)
informalto disturb or shock mentally or physically
noun
informala radical or drastic reorganization
Word History and Origins
Origin of shake-up1
Idioms and Phrases
Agitate in order to mix or loosen, as in This cough medicine needs to be thoroughly shaken up , or Please shake up these pillows .
Upset greatly, as in Even though no one was hurt, he was greatly shaken up by the accident . This usage alludes to being agitated like a liquid being shaken. Also see all shook up . [Late 1800s]
Subject to drastic rearrangement or reorganization, as in New management was bent on shaking up each division .
Example Sentences
“And there’s going to be a shake-up that lasts for quite a while.”
Unsurprisingly, Boeing's top executive team has undergone a pretty significant shake-up over the past couple of years.
Struggling budget chain Poundland has been sold for £1 and now faces a shake-up of the business.
Women would no longer be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in England and Wales under a proposed shake-up of abortion laws.
So is the government really ready to risk the most radical shake-up of the UK electricity market since privatisation 35 years ago?
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