shake the pagoda tree

verb

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

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Meanings

verbshake the pagoda tree (third-person singular simple present shakes the pagoda tree, present participle shaking the pagoda tree, simple past shook the pagoda tree, past participle shaken the pagoda tree)

present singular third person shakes the pagoda tree · participle present shaking the pagoda tree · past shook the pagoda tree · participle past shaken the pagoda tree

  1. idiomaticTo find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time period.

Origin

The pagoda was a gold coin used in the Madras Presidency until 1818.

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APA

shake the pagoda tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shake%20the%20pagoda%20tree

MLA

“shake the pagoda tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shake%20the%20pagoda%20tree. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shake the pagoda tree,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shake%20the%20pagoda%20tree.

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