"shake the plum tree" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shakes the plum tree [present, singular, third-person], shaking the plum tree [participle, present], shook the plum tree [past], shaken the plum tree [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shakes the plum tree|shaking the plum tree|shook the plum tree|shaken the plum tree}} 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. Tags: idiomatic, uncommon
    Sense id: en-shake_the_plum_tree-en-verb-eLRitgus Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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