shrug off


verb(tr, adverb)
  1. to minimize the importance of; dismiss

  2. to get rid of

  1. 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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