The privilege process: How doctors get privileges at hospitals. Patients, naturally, want good, qualified doctors. But so do hospitals. That means that simply being a licensed physician does not guarantee doctors will be granted hospital privileges, area hospital executives say.
Diluting Effect. Shaking a cocktail in a shiny, silver bullet-shaped vessel creates a mini-exhibition in a bar or at home with friends, making it a popular way to create and serve martinis and Manhattans. If your goal is to make drinks a little less potent, this is the way to go.
shake up. v. 1. To move something vigorously up and down or from side to side, as in mixing: I shook up the orange juice before I opened the carton. We shook the ingredients up and poured them into a bowl. 2. To upset someone by or as if by a physical jolt or shock: The accident really shook us up.