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View synonyms for shrug off
shrug off
verb
to minimize the importance of; dismiss
to get rid of
to wriggle out of or push off (clothing)
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Idioms and Phrases
Minimize the importance of, as in That nasty review didn't bother him at all; he just shrugged it off . [Early 1900s]
Get rid of, as in She managed to shrug off her drowsiness and keep driving . [Mid-1900s]
Wriggle out of a garment, as in He shrugged off his coat . [First half of 1900s]
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