Shake up
Shake up verb - To cause an unpleasant surprise for.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Crockett's Easy Amnesia arc — a great way to shake up the series and throw the lead character into an interesting narrative arc, or the sign of a show severely past its prime?
Source: Broken Base / Live-Action TV
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