SHAKE / ROCK THE FOUNDATIONS OF STH

Meaning of SHAKE / ROCK THE FOUNDATIONS OF STH in English

shake / rock the foundations of sth | shake / rock sth to its ˈfoundations

to cause people to question their basic beliefs about sth :

This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat rocks (= moves from side to side in the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of mineral s. The three major classes of rock sedimentary , …
Английский словарь Британика
SHAKE — I. ˈshāk verb ( shook ˈshu̇k, dial ˈshək ; or chiefly dialect shaked ˈshākt ; or dialect shaken ; shak·en …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAKE — — shakable, shakeable , adj. /shayk/ , v. , shook, shaken, shaking , n. v.i. 1. to move or sway …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUNDATIONS — n. base, substructure (i.e. of a building)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHAKE — I. ˈshāk verb ( shook ˈshu̇k ; shak·en ˈshā-kən ; shak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceacan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHAKE — obs. ·p.p. of shake. 2. shake ·noun a fissure in rock or earth. 3. shake ·noun a shook of staves …
Webster English vocab
ROCK — noun ·see roc. 2. rock ·noun the striped bass. ·see under bass. 3. rock ·noun that which resembles a rock …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHAKE — [shake] vb shook ; shak.en ; shak.ing [ME, fr. OE sceacan; akin to ON skaka to shake] vi (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCK — [rock] vb [ME rokken, fr. OE roccian; akin to OHG rucken to cause to move] vt (12c) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCK
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — rock, Rock BrE AmE rɒk AmE rɑːk ▷ rocked rɒkt AmE rɑːkt ▷ rocking ˈrɒk ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHAKE — / ʃeɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( shook / ʃʊk; NAmE / shaken / ˈʃeɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — / rɒk; NAmE rɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD MATERIAL 1. [ U , C ] the hard solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAKE — I. shake 1 S3 W2 /ʃeɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense shook /ʃʊk/, past participle shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROCK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHAKE — v. & n. --v. (past shook; past part. shaken) 1 tr. & intr. move forcefully or quickly up and down …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHAKE — v. & n. v. (past shook; past part. shaken) 1 tr. & intr. move forcefully or quickly up and down …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHAKE — v. & n. --v. (past shook; past part. shaken) 1. tr. & intr. move forcefully or quickly up and down …
Oxford English vocab
ROCK — 1. n.1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Oxford English vocab
SHAKE — ( shakes, shaking, shook, shaken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — ( rocks, rocking, rocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rock is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAKE — (~s, shaking, shook, ~n) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOUNDATIONS — [plural] [noun]The foundations of a building are the structures below the surface of the ground which support it.The foundations will …
Cambridge English vocab
ROCK — n. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHAKE — Synonyms and related words : Bebung, abandon, abate, accost, address, affright, age, agitate, agitating, agitation, alarm, alcoholic drink, all-overs, anthem, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAKE — To shake one's elbow; to game with dice. To shake a cloth in the wind; to be hanged in chains. …
Slang English vocab
SHAKE — n. shake off shake down shake up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHAKE — n. Function: verb 1 to move irregularly to and fro or up and down often in a wavering or oscillating …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHAKE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good , vigorous ▪ Give the tablecloth a good ~ before putting it away. ▪ firm …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ROCK — I. noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , solid ▪ Solid ~ is broken down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHAKE — INDEX: 1. when things shake 2. when your body, hand etc shakes 3. to make something shake 4. to shake …
Longman Activator English vocab
FOUNDATIONS — • ↑ lay the foundations
Longman Activator English vocab
SHAKE — n. 25B6; verb the whole building shook : VIBRATE, tremble, quiver, quake, shiver, shudder, judder, jiggle, wobble, rock, sway; convulse. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROCK — n [ U ] 1. ( also rock music ) a type of modern popular music with a strong beat, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHAKE — 1. сущ. 1) а) встряска, тряска to give smth. a good shake ≈ хорошенько встряхнуть что-л. to give a shake …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks ≈ острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock ≈ непреклонен …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOUNDATIONS — сущ.; мн. основы, принципы - charitable foundations broad economic foundations Основы
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FOUNDATIONS — Фундамент
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOUNDATIONS — Стихия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOUNDATIONS — Основы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOUNDATIONS — Основанья
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FOUNDATIONS — Основание
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FOUNDATIONS — Опора
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHAKE — shake.ogg 1. ʃeık n 1. встряска to give smth. a shake - встряхнуть что-л. ср. тж. 2 и to give …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock - alkaline rock - asphalt rock - barren rock - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ROCK — 1) горнокаменный 2) камень 3) качать 4) качаться 5) колыхатся 6) порода 7) скальный грунт • air-leg rock drill — колонковая бурильная машина disintegration of broken rock — развал …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHAKE — 1. ʃeık n 1. встряска to give smth. a shake - встряхнуть что-л. ср. тж. 2 и to give an …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — _I rɒk n 1. скала, утёс the boat was wrecked on a rock - лодка разбилась о скалу as firm …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOUNDATIONS — n. устои
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