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View synonyms for shrug off

shrug off

verb

  1. to minimize the importance of; dismiss

  2. to get rid of

  3. to wriggle out of or push off (clothing)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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