New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: chase down · scale down · shake on · stare down · take down · change down · charge down · strike down · chain down · face down

shake down

1 (v + adv) threaten for money TRANSITIVEairgead a bhaint de c m uwe'll shake him down for a thousand bainfimid míle de, bagróimid díoltas air mura dtugann sé míle dúinn 2 (v + adv) (US), informal search thoroughly TRANSITIVEcuardaigh go maith 3 (v + adv) become stable INTRANSITIVEsocraigh síos c m uhe's shaken down well into the new job tá sé socraithe isteach go maith sa phost nua, tá sé ar a chompord sa phost nua → see shake

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