shake the foundations of something
rock the foundations of something
shake something to its foundations
rock something to its foundations

His very appeal shook the foundations on which her life was built.

The thunder seemed to shake the foundations of the building.

And then the biggest blast of all shook the base to its very foundations.

He stamped his foot and shook the foundations of the building a little just to make the point.

Then came the move that shook the foundations of Greek football at the time.

The bomb blast shook the foundations of the government building.

For all these reasons, I cannot accept changes which shake the foundations of the proposal.

But then the House shook to its very foundations.

The rock music shook the foundations of the building.

If we give up, we will shake the foundations of our future.