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shake the plum tree

shake the plum tree verb: to obtain a source of advantage, such as for political favors or appointments.

Verb

shake the plum tree (third-person singular simple present shakes the plum tree, present participle shaking the plum tree, simple past shook the plum tree, past participle shaken the plum tree)

  1. (idiomatic, uncommon) To obtain a source of advantage, such as for political favors or appointments.

Forms of shake the plum tree

third-person singular presentshakes the plum tree
present participleshaking the plum tree
pastshook the plum tree
past participleshaken the plum tree

Questions about shake the plum tree

What does shake the plum tree mean?
Shake the plum tree means to obtain a source of advantage, such as for political favors or appointments.
What part of speech is shake the plum tree?
Shake the plum tree is a verb.
What is the past tense of shake the plum tree?
The past tense of shake the plum tree is shook the plum tree.

Words near shake the plum tree in the dictionary

  1. shake table
  2. shake tables
  3. shake the dust from one's feet
  4. shake the dust from one's sandals
  5. shake the pagoda tree
  6. shake the plum tree
  7. shake together
  8. shake up
  9. shake-a-leg
  10. shake-and-bake
  11. shake-and-bakes

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