He was accused of shaking down small business owners in his district.
»They throw big parties to shake down sponsors.
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Shake You Down — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles[1] Shake You Down DE … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shake You Down — Single infobox Name = Shake You Down Artist = Gregory Abbott from Album = Shake You Down Released = December 1986 Format = Vinyl record (7 ) Recorded = CBS 06191(1986) Genre = Soul Length = 4:04 Label = Columbia Producer = Gregory Abbott Chart… … Wikipedia
shake someone down — 1. tv. to blackmail omeone. (Underworld.) □ Fred was trying to shake Tracy down, but she got the cops in on it. CD The police chief was trying to shake down just about everybody in town. 2. tv. to put pressure on someone to lend one money. □ We… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shake someone down N. Amer. — shake someone down N. Amer. informal extort money from someone. → shake … English new terms dictionary
shake someone down — informal extort money from someone … Useful english dictionary
shake something down — cause something to fall or settle by shaking … Useful english dictionary
shake somebody down — … Useful english dictionary
shake — [ʆeɪk] verb shook PASTTENSE [ʆʊk] shaken PASTPART [ˈʆeɪkən] [transitive] if something shakes people s confidence, hopes, belief etc, it makes them feel less confident, hopeful etc: • Consumer confidence has been badly shaken by fears of … Financial and business terms
Shake — Shake, v. t. [imp. {Shook}; p. p. {Shaken}, ({Shook}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaking}.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS. scacan, sceacan; akin to Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS. skakan, to depart, to flee. [root]161. Cf. {Shock}, v.] 1. To cause to move with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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