
shake up (2)
This page is about the phrasal verb shake up (2)
Meaning
to upset or shock someone
Synonym
upset
For example
- shake up sb The results of the train crash were so horrific that they shook up even the most hardened police and ambulance officers.
- shake sb up Everyone in the country was shocked by the news. It certainly shook me up.
- be shaken up by sth Have you seen Mary? She looks like she was really shaken up by the accident.
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