I tried to shake it out, but it wouldn't budge.

Meaning: I attempted to remove the sand by shaking my shoe, but it remained stuck and wouldn't come out.

Choice of Words: Shake means to move something back and forth quickly. Budge means to move or change position. "Shake it out" means to try to remove something by shaking it.

Alternative Expressions

I tried to shake it out, but it wouldn't budge.

Meaning: This means that the person tried to make something move by shaking it, but it didn't move.

Choice of Words: Shake means to move something quickly back and forth. It is a pronoun that refers to something that has been mentioned before. Wouldn't is a contraction of the words "would not" and means that something did not happen. Budge means to move or change position.

I tried to remove it, but it wouldn't come loose.

Meaning: This means that the person tried to take something off of something else, but it didn't come off.

Choice of Words: Remove means to take something away or off of something else. It is a pronoun that refers to something that has been mentioned before. Wouldn't is a contraction of the words "would not" and means that something did not happen. Come loose means to become free or unattached.

I tried to push it, but it wouldn't move.

Meaning: This means that the person tried to make something move by pushing it, but it didn't move.

Choice of Words: Push means to use force to make something move. It is a pronoun that refers to something that has been mentioned before. Wouldn't is a contraction of the words "would not" and means that something did not happen. Move means to change position.

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