shake

shake idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with shake, also see all shook (shaken) up; fair shake; in two shakes; more than one can shake a stick at; movers and shakers; no great shakes; quake (shake) in one's boots.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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