shake down

Geld erpressen, abkassieren

Jemanden durch Drohungen dazu zwingen, Geld zu zahlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To force someone to give you money by threatening them.

• The gang shook down local shopkeepers.
• A corrupt officer shook him down for cash.
• They were shaking down businesses for monthly payments.

So benutzt man es: shake someone down for something (The gang shook shopkeepers down for money.)

Synonyme: extort money from, blackmail

Häufige Wendungen: shake down someone, shake someone down, shake down businesses

herunterschütteln

Etwas zum Herunterfallen bringen, indem man es oder seine Halterung schnell hin und her bewegt.

In einfachem Englisch: To make something fall by moving it, or what holds it, quickly back and forth.

• We shook down some apples.
• He shook the ripe fruit down from the branches.
• Can you shake down the last few nuts?

So benutzt man es: shake something down from something (They shook the nuts down from the tree.)

Synonyme: shake loose, dislodge

Häufige Wendungen: shake down apples, shake down something, shake the fruit down

gründlich durchsuchen, filzen

Eine Person oder einen Ort sehr gründlich nach versteckten oder illegalen Dingen durchsuchen.

In einfachem Englisch: To search a person or place very carefully, looking for hidden or illegal things.

• The guards shook down every cell.
• Police shook the room down for drugs.
• They shook down the prisoners before letting them into the yard.

So benutzt man es: shake someone/something down for something (Guards shook the cells down for hidden weapons.)

Synonyme: search thoroughly, search

Häufige Wendungen: shake down cells, shake down someone, shake the room down

schütteln um Geld herausfallen zu lassen

Eine Person schütteln, damit Geld aus ihren Taschen fällt.

In einfachem Englisch: To shake a person so that money falls out of their pockets.

• The bully shook him down for loose coins.
• They held the man upside down and shook him down.
• His coins fell out as the attackers shook him down.

So benutzt man es: shake someone down (The bully shook the boy down until coins fell from his pockets.)

Häufige Wendungen: shake down someone, shake someone down

erproben

Neue Geräte unter tatsächlichen Einsatzbedingungen testen, um vor dem regelmäßigen Gebrauch Probleme zu entdecken.

In einfachem Englisch: To test new equipment under working conditions to find problems before regular use.

• We need to shake down the equipment.
• Engineers shook the system down during a full day of testing.
• Has the crew shaken the new ship down yet?

So benutzt man es: shake something down (The crew shook the new ship down before its first voyage.)

Synonyme: test, try out

Häufige Wendungen: shake down equipment, shake down something