shake up
Disturb the order
To shake up is to disturb or reorganize something, often drastically.
A new CEO might shake up the company by restructuring departments.
News can shake you up emotionally—leaving you unsettled or distressed.
A shake-up is a major reorganization: The scandal led to a shake-up in leadership.
The phrase implies disruption of established order.
Cause unease or anxiety
- rattleShaking sound maker
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- unnerveDisturb someone's composure
agitate · startle · disconcert · upset · perturb · alarm · discompose · fluster
Complete systematic repair
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- revampRestructure extensively
- transformChange completely in form
- reformImprove by correcting faults
rearrange · modernize · reengineer · reinvent · streamline · remodel · redesign · realign
unsettle
Cause unease or anxiety
unnerve · agitate · startle · disconcert · upset · perturb · alarm · discompose · fluster · disquiet
overhaul
Complete systematic repair
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- revampRestructure extensively
- transformChange completely in form
reform · rearrange · modernize · reengineer · reinvent · streamline · remodel · redesign · realign · update
- making wavescause a stir, make a splash, rock the boat, stir, disrupt
- mind gamesmind game, head game, head games, mind games, intimidation
- disruptdisrupt, disturb, upset, disorder, disorganize
- fear reactionsscream, scared, gasp, terrified, flinch
- reorganizationreorganize, restructure, reshuffle, rearrange, realign
- protest sloganssi se puede, enough is enough, rise up, resist, ban the bomb