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to rock or shake sth to its foundations

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  • shake something to its foundations — shake/rock the ˈfoundations of sth | shake/rock sth to its ˈfoundations idiom to cause people to question their basic beliefs about sth • This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics. Main entry: ↑foundationidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • rock something to its foundations — shake/rock the ˈfoundations of sth | shake/rock sth to its ˈfoundations idiom to cause people to question their basic beliefs about sth • This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics. Main entry: ↑foundationidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • shake the foundations of something — shake/rock/the foundations of something shake/​rock something to its foundations phrase to bring major changes or cause serious damage to an institution, set of beliefs etc, especially by making people question their basic ideas Thesaurus: to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rock the foundations of something — shake/rock/the foundations of something shake/​rock something to its foundations phrase to bring major changes or cause serious damage to an institution, set of beliefs etc, especially by making people question their basic ideas Thesaurus: to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • foundation — noun 1 organization that provides money for sth ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable, private ▪ research VERB + FOUNDATION ▪ establish, set up, start …   Collocations dictionary

  • foundation — foun|da|tion W2 [faunˈdeıʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(building)¦ 2¦(basic idea)¦ 3¦(organization)¦ 4¦(establishment)¦ 5 be without foundation 6 lay/provide the foundation(s) for something 7¦(skin)¦ 8 shake/rock the foundations of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • found — 1 the past tense and past participle of find 1 2 verb (T) 1 to start something such as an organization, company, or city: Founded in 1935 in Ohio, Alcoholics Anonymous is now a world wide organization. 2 to start something such as a school or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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