Everyday English
shake things up
make changes to create new energy or interest
To shake things up is to make changes so that a situation becomes more exciting or interesting.
Hear it in real life
The team seems bored lately.
Maybe a new project would shake things up.
We always eat at the same restaurant, so let's shake things up tonight.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Let’s shake up the things a little at our next meeting.
Say: Let’s shake things up a little at our next meeting.
In this idiom, “things” comes between “shake” and “up.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
shake things up; shake things up a bit
Your turn: say it out loud
We always eat at the same restaurant, so let's shake things up tonight.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
shake things up
make changes to create new energy or interest
“We always eat at the same restaurant, so let's shake things up tonight.”
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