shake off


verb(adverb)
  1. to remove or be removed with or as if with a quick movement: she shook off her depression

  2. (tr) to escape from; elude: they shook off the police

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Other Idioms and Phrases with shake off

shake off

Free oneself or get rid of something or someone, as in I've had a hard time shaking off this cold, or She forged ahead, shaking off all the other runners. It is also put as give someone the shake, as in We managed to give our pursuers the shake. The first term dates from the late 1300s; the slangy variant dates from the second half of the 1800s.

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