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shake-up

  [sheyk-uhp]
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–noun
a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
Origin:
1900–05; n. use of v. phrase shake up
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shake·up   (shāk'ŭp')   
n.  A thorough, often drastic reorganization, as of the personnel in a business or government.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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shake-up

  1. n.
    a reorganization. : After a shake-up like the one we've just been through, everybody's a little upset.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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