shake the plum tree
English
Etymology
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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)
- (idiomatic, uncommon) To obtain a source of advantage, such as for political favors or appointments.