shake down

Significado

1. 1

   informal

   to become familiar with a new situation and begin to work well in it

2. 2

   shake sb / sth down

   to search a person or place in a very thorough way

3. 3

   shake sb / sth down

   to threaten sb in order to get money from them

En las películas · 5

• Shake her down.Jumanji: The Next Level2019
• Go shake down a 7-Eleven for a day-old wiener.As Good as It Gets1997
• Now, go shake down your gear, see the platoon sergeant, draw what you need for the field.Forrest Gump1994
• We tell you who's moving against you, and we shake down who you want shaken down.Scarface1983
• Yeah, we gotta shake 'em down. Take Moreno, I'll take O'Brien.Bad Boys1983

Apréndela en escenas completas

• Bad Boys1983
  • Daniels Welcomes the New Inmates
  • New Inmates Arrive in the Cell Block
  • Mick Is Confronted with His Record

De la misma entrada

• shake in your shoes
• shake a leg
• shake the foundations of
• shake off
• shake on
• shake out
• shake up
• shake up
• in two shakes
• a fair shake
• be no great shakes