shake up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de bouleverser, secouer ou réorganiser quelque chose ou quelqu'un, souvent afin d'apporter des changements significatifs.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of disturbing, shocking, or reorganizing something or someone, often to bring about significant change.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Disturb or shockinformal

   To cause someone to feel shocked, upset, or disturbed.

   secouer, bouleverser

   • The accident really shook him up.
   • The news of the layoffs shook up the entire office.
   • She was shaken up after the robbery.

   Synonymesagitatedisconcertdisturbjoltrockshockunsettleupset

   Antonymescalmcomfortreassuresettlesoothe

2. Reorganize or changeinformal

   To make major changes to an organization, system, or routine in order to improve it.

   bouleverser

   • The new CEO plans to shake up the company's management structure.
   • The team needs to be shaken up to improve performance.
   • They shook up the entire curriculum to make it more modern.

   Synonymesoverhaulreshufflerestructurerevamptransform

   Antonymeskeepmaintainpreserve

Verbe de baseshake