shake down

estorcere denaro a, taglieggiare

Costringere qualcuno a dare soldi minacciandolo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: shake someone down for something (The gang shook shopkeepers down for money.)

Sinonimi: extort money from, blackmail

Espressioni comuni: shake down someone, shake someone down, shake down businesses

far cadere scuotendo

Far cadere qualcosa scuotendolo o scuotendo ciò che lo sostiene.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: shake something down from something (They shook the nuts down from the tree.)

Sinonimi: shake loose, dislodge

Espressioni comuni: shake down apples, shake down something, shake the fruit down

perquisire a fondo, perquisire

Perquisire con molta attenzione una persona o un luogo per trovare cose nascoste o illegali.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: shake someone/something down for something (Guards shook the cells down for hidden weapons.)

Sinonimi: search thoroughly, search

Espressioni comuni: shake down cells, shake down someone, shake the room down

scuotere per far cadere i soldi

Scuotere una persona per farle cadere i soldi dalle tasche.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: shake someone down (The bully shook the boy down until coins fell from his pockets.)

Espressioni comuni: shake down someone, shake someone down

collaudare

Provare attrezzature nuove in condizioni reali di lavoro per trovare problemi prima dell’uso regolare.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: shake something down (The crew shook the new ship down before its first voyage.)

Sinonimi: test, try out

Espressioni comuni: shake down equipment, shake down something