Translations for „shake down“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . shake down VB trans AM

1. shake down (search):

to shake sth/sb down

przetrząsać [perf przetrząsnąć] coś/komuś kieszenie

to shake sth/sb down

przeszukiwać [perf przeszukać] coś/kogoś

2. shake down (extort money):

shake down

szantażować [perf za-]

II . shake down VB intr

1. shake down (achieve harmony):

shake down

przyzwyczajać [perf przyzwyczaić] się

shake down situation

dostosowywać [perf dostosować] się

2. shake down (stay overnight):

shake down

znajdować [perf znaleźć] sobie miejsce do spania

Usage examples with shake down

to shake sth/sb down

przetrząsać [perf przetrząsnąć] coś/komuś kieszenie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Send a volley cheer on high, shake down the thunder from the sky!

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What are we going to do about that shake down?

www.canadianlawyermag.com

Shake down the thunder from out the sky!

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This is another example of the police union trying to shake down events to get overtime for their members.

blogs.vancouversun.com

That is, unless you fall prey to a patent troll -- a firm that stockpiles patents and tries to shake down would-be innovators.

www.theglobeandmail.com

About 300 people were on hand for the start of bidding, and they could shake down a decent deal if they did their homework beforehand.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Stay calm, the shake down is under control.

dfw.cbslocal.com

It's hard going making it to the end, especially once you have figured out within the first 15 minutes how it will all shake down.

www.odt.co.nz

The cops should go through the place and shake down the executive team, they are proper criminals.

www.caradvice.com.au

More often than not, these cases are woefully under-investigated, corrupt and a means to shake down foreigners.

www.theglobeandmail.com