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(idiomatic) To find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time.

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shake the pagoda tree

Source Word

shake the pagoda tree

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time.

Japanese Meaning

短期間で容易に大金を手に入れる、または莫大な富を得ること / 一攫千金をすること、予期せぬ富を得ること

Startups began to shake the pagoda tree, pitching half-baked ideas to anyone with capital.

スタートアップは一攫千金を狙い、資金を持つ人に対して中途半端なアイデアを売り込むようになった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time.

shakes the pagoda tree

（ present singular third-person ）

shaking the pagoda tree

（ participle present ）

shook the pagoda tree

（ past ）

shaken the pagoda tree

（ participle past ）