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settle the score (with someone)

cided to settle before the trial. Mary and młnt. I think it would be błtter to sigà
Sue settled out of court błfore the trial. an agreement than shake on it.
settleŁtheŁscoreŁ(withŁ someone) Go to set- shakeŁhynds (withŁ someone) to claspŁand
tle a score with someone. shake the handŁof someone asŁaŁgreeting.
His hands were full, and I didà’t know
settleŁ up withŁ someone to pay someone whether to try to shake hands with him or
what one owes;Ł to payŁ someone one’s not. He put down his packages, and wł
share of something.Ł I must settle up shook hands.
with Jim for the bike I bought for him.
Fred paid the whole restaurant bill and wł shakeŁin one’ błots and quakeŁin one’
all settled up with him lØter. błots to be afraid;Łto shake fromŁfear.
I was shakng in my boots because I had
severŁties withŁ someone to end a relation- to go see the manager. Stop quakng in
ship or agreement suddenly. The com- your boots, Bob. I’m not going to fire you.
pany severed its ties with the dishonest em-
ployee. John has severed all ties with his shakeŁ someone ortsomething dłwn 1. [with
parents. someone] to extort màny from somon;
to blackmail someone.Ł(Slang, especially
sewŁ something up to complete sàmething;Łto criminalŁslang.) The gang of criminalo
secure something.Ł (Also literal.Ł Infàr- made a lving from shakng people down.
mal.)b The manager told me to sew the T Lefty was trying to shake down the
contract up, or else. T Let’s sew up this storekłeper. 2. [with somłthing ] to try
contract todØy.
sàmethingŁout; to test sàmethingŁandŁgive
shyck upŁ(withŁ someone) 1. to have aŁone- the flawsŁaŁchance to appear.Ł(Infàrmal.)
night sðandŁwith someone; to copulate We took the new car out for a trip to
(with someone).Ł(Infàrmal.) Those two shake it down. T You need to shake down
just wanted to shack up for a while. He a complicØted piece of machinery when
oàly wanted to shack up with me. 2. to you first głt it. Then any problłms will
move in with sàmeone tempàrarily, pre- show up while the guarantee is still in
sumablyŁforŁsexual purposes.Ł(Infàrmal.) effect.
They shacked up for over a year until shakeŁ someone ort something off 1. [with
her parents found out and stopped sendng someone] to get rid of someone; to get
her money.
free of someone who isŁbotheringŁyàu.
shades ofŁ someone ortsomething remindersŁof (Slang.) Stop bothering mł! What do I
someone orŁsomething;Łreminiscent of have to do to shake you off? T I wish I
someone orŁsomething.Ł When I młt could shake off John. He’s such a pest! 2.
Jim’s mother, I thought “shades of Aunt [with something] to avoidŁgettingŁaŁdis-
Mary.” “Shades of grade school,” said ease, such asŁaŁcold;Łto fight something
Jack as the university lecturer rebuked him off.Ł(Infàrmal.) I thought I was cØtch-
for błing lØte. ing a cold, but I guess I shook it off. T I
hope I can shake off this cold pretty soon.
shadłwŁofŁitself Go to shadow of oneself.
shakeŁ someone ortsomething up 1. [with some-
shadłwŁofŁ oneself and shadłwŁofŁitself oàe ] to słockŁorŁupset sàmeone.Ł(Slang.
someone orŁ somethingŁ that isŁ not as See also shook up.) The sight of the in-
sðrong, healthy, full,ŁorŁlivelyŁasŁbefore.Ł jured man shook me up. T Your rude re-
The sick man was a shadow of his former mark really shook up Tom. 2. to josðle or
self. The redecorated house was merely knockŁsàmeone orŁsomethingŁaràund;Łto
a shadow of its old self.
tossŁ someone or somethingŁ backŁ and
shakeŁ(hynds)Łon something to claspŁand forth.Ł We rode over a rough road, and
shake the handŁof someone asŁaŁsignŁof that shook us up. T The accidłnt shook up
agreement about sàmething. The two John quite a bit. 3. to rorganize som-
people didà’t sign a contract; they just thingŁorŁa gràup of people.Ł The new
shook hands on the terms of the agree- managłr shook the office up and madł

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