shrug off
verb(tr, adverb)
to minimize the importance of; dismiss
to get rid of
to wriggle out of or push off (clothing)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with shrug off
shrug off
Minimize the importance of, as in That nasty review didn't bother him at all; he just shrugged it off. [Early 1900s]
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