I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a trembling/shaking voice (= a voice that shakes because someone is very nervous or frightened )
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He stood up and began to speak in a trembling voice.
an explosion shakes sth
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A series of explosions shook the building.
badly shaken (= be very upset or frightened )
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Both boys were badly shaken by the incident.
be shaking with anger
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My aunt was shaking with anger as she left the room.
be shaking with nerves (= to be extremely nervous )
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Just before the audition he was shaking with nerves.
dent/shake sb’s confidence (= make it less strong )
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A bad experience like that can dent your confidence.
give sth a shake/rattle/tug etc
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She picked up the envelope and gave it a shake.
milk shake
sb's hands shake/tremble
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His hands trembled as he lifted the cup.
sb’s shoulders shake (= because they are crying or laughing )
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His shoulders were shaking and tears of laughter were running down his face.
sb’s voice trembles/shakes (= sounds unsteady )
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His voice shook with anger.
shake sb awake
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Ben shook me awake and told me the news.
shake sb’s confidence (= make them have less confidence )
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The stock market fall has shaken the confidence of investors.
shake sb’s hand ( also shake hands with sb )
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‘Nice to meet you,’ he said, as they shook hands.
shake with laughter
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They were shaking with laughter and couldn't even speak.
shake your head (= move it from side to side, especially to show disagreement )
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‘It’s too much,’ he said, shaking his head.
shaken/shocked/thrilled to the core
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When I heard the news, I was shaken to the core.
shake/rub/wipe etc sth dry
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He wiped his hands dry with a handkerchief.
shake/tremble with fear
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He was shaking with fear after being held at gunpoint.
shake/tremble with rage
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His wife was shaking with rage.
shaking with fury
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I was shaking with fury .
shook...fist
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Dooley stood up and shook his fist in her face.
shook...foundations
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The earthquake shook the foundations of the house.
tremble/shiver/shake etc violently
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I was still trembling violently.
visibly shaken/shocked/upset etc
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She was visibly shaken by the news.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
badly
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Stephen saw that Douglas's hands were now shaking badly as he rubbed his face.
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He was badly shaken and needed nine stitches in a head injury.
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She had been badly shaken up and obviously distressed by the experience.
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She had been crying, and was still shaking badly .
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July 1944, failed although he was injured and undoubtedly badly shaken .
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I was badly shaken by that pact.
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An Arab ambassador said he was bruised, looked badly shaken and needed at least two weeks to recover.
off
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The industry is desperate to shake off the allegation that the chocolate sold in the West may be tainted by slave labour.
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Add a few veal shanks at a time and coat well with flour, shaking off any excess. 2.
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The grip of neoclassicism seems finally to have been shaken off .
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Yet they could not shake off the idea of an adoption, and finally succumbed.
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To shake off my depression I thought I would get myself something light to read on the train.
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Mom shook off my help and tried the knapsack once again.
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Nor did Dorothy quickly shake off a sense of their improbable good fortune.
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Dredge rabbit pieces in flour, shaking off excess.
up
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They are the men and women who start vibrant new companies, turn around failing companies, and shake up staid ones.
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She wakes up shaking in anticipation of being eaten alive.
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She had been badly shaken up and obviously distressed by the experience.
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He tried to shake up the race by resigning his Senate seat and shedding his tie.
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The 43-year-old millionaire has been brought in to shake up Central Office.
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I was already well-known in classical circles, but this shook up the young generation and made them conscious.
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She believes some people will vote Labour to shake up the Conservatives and make them reconsider their policies.
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At least something shook up the hall.
visibly
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After his Bolton wandering had turned into a rout, some of his staff were visibly shaken .
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As he spoke he was still visibly shaken: I let her have it.
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He was visibly shaken and seemed genuinely surprised that Charlton was dead.
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Wayne Gretzky, visibly shaken , skated over to check on his wife during a 10-minute delay in the game.
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When Quinn put down the phone, it was the first time Sam had seen him appear visibly shaken .
■ NOUN
confidence
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Such an examination could shake some of the confidence that built in 1995.
disbelief
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I watch a white Lamborghini Countach trundle past on the street outside and shake my head in disbelief .
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He took a step back and shook his head in disbelief .
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She shakes her head with disbelief and that famous face blushes scarlet once more.
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At times, I could see Father watching from the window, shaking his head in disbelief .
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Helen was speechless, and could only shake her head in disbelief .
fist
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It is suggested that merely shaking one's fist at another should not be treated as amounting to threats of violence.
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Better to leave your audience wailing in the dark, shaking their fists , some crying How?, others why?
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Eighteen years and 110 Tests later he bowed out, with Nemesis unable to resist shaking her fist at him.
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Then he spoke roughly once more, shoved the teeth deeper into his pocket and shook his fist at her.
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Asshe shook his fist , and advanced threateningly.
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Cars honked, brakes screeched, and drivers cursed, shaking fists and pointing digits.
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Follow me round muttering and shaking their fists .
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In the midst of all this I let go of one handful of weed to shake my fist at him.
foundation
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Came like a sudden gust of wind, banging doors in him, shaking him to his foundations .
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The money economy shook the foundations of a society composed mainly of lords and peasants.
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The thunder seemed to shake the foundations of the building.
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Yet even as the competition fades into the history books, something also seems to be shaking the foundations of capitalism.
hand
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Zenor, his hands shaking , also got Bruins forward Adam Oates to give him an autograph.
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Tony noticed that her hands were shaking .
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My hands shook as I slowly ran the razor over my face, cutting through the cream in even swaths.
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As Lisa laid down the phone her hand was shaking .
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She fumbles with the papers, and it looks like her hands are shaking .
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Some one was pulling at her clothes, a hand shook her shoulder, and then a thumb rolled back her eyelid.
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His hands were shaking slightly but he found himself calm.
head
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Zeno's head shook with fury as he sucked her and bruised her.
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I nodded my head yes, shook it no, shrugged, and, I suppose, looked generally baffled and stupid.
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Fade on two heads , shaking .
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I shake my head as I shake his hand.
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I wanted to grab my head and shake the cement out of it.
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Rupert threw back his head , shook his black hair and laughed.
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Harding, says, bows his head , and shakes hands with McMurphy.
laughter
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Her shoulders shook with laughter , her alabaster cheeks flushed with warmth.
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Cameron was shaking with laughter , looking on and making no move to help.
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Rows and rows of streetlights shaking with laughter .
leg
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But Bobbie couldn't move because her legs were shaking too much.
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My legs had begun to shake .
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He could feel his legs shaking under him.
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My hunger became so great my legs shook .
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Her legs were shaking , and she couldn't forget about that confrontation with Julius.
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Her mouth went dry, her heart raced, and her legs shook .
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Four or five can jar your legs badly and shake your guts up into a momentary dysentery if you land wrong.
shoulder
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His shoulders shook , and Jean was certain that he was weeping.
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Varney had been chuckling about something, his shoulders shaking .
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He was sitting on the floor among the cracker wrappings and the crumbs, his shoulders shaking , his eyes tight shut.
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Then she was trembling, her shoulders shaking as she began to cry.
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When he returned he thought Benedicta was crying, her shoulders were shaking so.
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His shoulders were shaking , and tears were scrambling down his crumpled cheeks like lemmings.
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He stood quite still, shoulders shaking , tears coursing along the freckles.
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Again I cried, my shoulders shaking , producing more fluid than I believed possible.
voice
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His voice is shaken by the tumult of his feelings ... Outside some one touches you ... with a light greeting.
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Afraid to trust her voice , Marge simply shook her head.
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She was angry, yes, but why was her voice shaking like this?
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In a voice that shook in spite of her efforts to control it, she asked if she could see Mrs Blessington-Dalrymple.
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He stepped forward and advanced slowly up the ramp, still singing in that voice which shook the rafters.
■ VERB
begin
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They began to shake , for this was too close to hell-fire and witchcraft.
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The wind, which had only shrieked in the trees, began to roar and shake the buildings.
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She began to shake with reaction as soon as it was done.
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My legs had begun to shake .
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Jessamy's knees had immediately begun to shake , and she had wheeled round and run out.
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A butterfly pupa, hanging from a twig, begins to shake .
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Teravainen began shaking his head, but said nothing.
start
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He spun round with both arms extended, and started to shake his hands vigorously.
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Lleland and Edelstein started shaking their heads.
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For example, if a Gallup poll goes against the Government, sterling starts to shake .
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J., two old government buildings suddenly started shaking .
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When your outer thigh starts to shake or hurt, stop.
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Remember, if the ground starts shaking , get out of reach of any-thing that can fall on you.
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It wells up her perfectly tanned throat and finally she starts to shake , honey blonde hair cascading over slim shoulders.
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If I am alone in a room, I get so frightened I start to shake .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be no great shakes
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The food we got there was no great shakes.
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At school I was no great shakes at it, or anything.
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Secondly, and crucially, Professor Griff is no great shakes as a rapper.
give sb/get a fair shake
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Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake?
shake/rock the foundations of sth
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The money economy shook the foundations of a society composed mainly of lords and peasants.
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The thunder seemed to shake the foundations of the building.
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Yet even as the competition fades into the history books, something also seems to be shaking the foundations of capitalism.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Women drivers!" the truck driver yelled, shaking his fist at me.
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Shake the bottle well to mix all the ingredients together.
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Brad got up and shook his legs to get all the grass off.
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Coat the chicken pieces in flour and shake off any excess.
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Ed was playing his music so loud that the whole house shook.
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His hand shook as he signed the paper.
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I can't seem to shake off this cold.
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Mom shook her head. "You can't go out again at this time of night."
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My hands were shaking so much I could hardly write my name on the exam paper.
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Never shake a baby.
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News of the accident shook the tiny farming community.
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Parker hopes to shake his image as a dull, unimaginative politician.
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She shook her long blonde hair.
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She shook the blanket to get rid of all the dust.
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Suddenly the ground beneath my feet began to shake .
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The car slowed down, shook for a moment and then stopped.
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The huge explosion shook houses up to five miles away.
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The others were all shaking with laughter.
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They raced around corners and down dark alleys, trying to shake the police.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But this was self-pity, to which he had never been addicted, and he must shake it off at all costs.
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He shook the rain from his overcoat and cap and proceeded to undo his boots.
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Once they reached the ground they shook their wings violently, until they fell off.
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She shook her head, pretending a half-bewilder-ment.
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She shook her head, tugging the hairbrush vigorously through her tangled auburn locks.
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The hostile tone of Gioella's last comment shook her.
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Theda was shaking, a river of ice at her back.
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When he went he shook my hand.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fair
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Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake ?
good
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I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake .
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Give both jars a good shake and repeat the shake periodically.
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Body positions, lineout techniques, defensive alignments, all need a good shake down.
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Give them a good shake , in case an interesting piece of paper has been used as a bookmark.
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Do this the day before you intend to fish, and give them a good shake every time you walk past them.
great
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At school I was no great shakes at it, or anything.
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No great shakes in story or gags, but fun throughout.
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Secondly, and crucially, Professor Griff is no great shakes as a rapper.
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I hadn't been any great shakes at boxing, but I'd thought as a young man that I might be.
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It is very simply made and no great shakes as a piece of cinema.
■ NOUN
hand
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It was not until she stood up to shake hands that Julia saw that she was pregnant.
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When Jefferson defeated Adams for the presidency, Adams left town before the inauguration rather than shake hands with him.
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Anna and William stand and shake hands formally Well, it was nice to meet you.
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One time after a close loss, I told him I felt lousy and I didn't want to go shake hands .
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Ma and Father shake hands with everyone and look as if they are having a wonderful time.
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Eventually she literally dragged him up to shake hands .
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McCready did not embrace or even shake hands .
milk
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They are vital for cleaning machinery tubes and spouts from vending machines and milk shake dispensers to full blown process machinery.
■ VERB
get
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He said he's still got the shakes almost 2 years later.
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He said she acted erratic, got the shakes one evening and almost had a nervous breakdown.
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I fantasise about him and get the shakes when he's in the room.
give
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But as she opened her mouth to suggest it, she gave herself a mental shake .
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Q.. Do you think the press has given you a fair shake ?
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At first light I gave Taff a shake and presented him with a mug of tea.
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Tia Carmen reached out and gave his arm a shake .
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She got out of the bath and gave herself a mental shake as she quickly towelled herself dry.
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It gives her the shakes and ruins her concentration.
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She gave herself a little shake .
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The man and woman were giving it a shake and preparing to fold it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At 4 a. m., he drinks a protein shake with four more dietary supplements and six amino acids.
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At first light I gave Taff a shake and presented him with a mug of tea.
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For those who know nothing of the quick-step, the shake or the twist, there is a late night disco.
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Got ta love the pineapple shake too.
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He picked up the envelope and gave it a bit of a shake .
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She dropped the pillow back into place and gave herself a shake .