shake on
phrasal verb
shook on; shaken on; shaking on; shakes on
: to shake hands to show agreement
They shook on the deal.
If you agree, let's shake on it.
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Ginny Smith said Braden was taking in between 7,000-7,500 calories a day, with protein shakes on top of each meal, plus small meals and snacks in between.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In the nitrogen hypoxia executions in Alabama, media witnesses have described inmates appearing to remain conscious longer than expected, gasping for breath and thrashing and shaking on the gurney.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
In previous nitrogen hypoxia executions, media witnesses have described inmates appearing to remain conscious longer than expected and thrashing and shaking on the gurney.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Her hands shook on the drive home from her P.O. box.
—Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Southern Ohio was in for a slight − and temporary − shake on Monday afternoon, when a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit the area.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s hammerlock on the Republican Party was shaken on Thursday night when 38 of his party’s lawmakers in the House voted to defy his command to support a spending and debt deal.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Swift fans did shake, shake, shake on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 28 Mar. 2024
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In the nitrogen hypoxia executions in Alabama, media witnesses have described inmates appearing to remain conscious longer than expected, gasping for breath and thrashing and shaking on the gurney.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
In previous nitrogen hypoxia executions, media witnesses have described inmates appearing to remain conscious longer than expected and thrashing and shaking on the gurney.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Her hands shook on the drive home from her P.O. box.
—Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Southern Ohio was in for a slight − and temporary − shake on Monday afternoon, when a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit the area.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s hammerlock on the Republican Party was shaken on Thursday night when 38 of his party’s lawmakers in the House voted to defy his command to support a spending and debt deal.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Swift fans did shake, shake, shake on Aug. 5 in Los Angeles.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Shake on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shake%20on. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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