shrug one's shoulders

Idioms  

1. Show indecision or indifference, as in When I asked her if she minded staying home, she just shrugged her shoulders. This redundant idiom— shrug means “to raise and contract the shoulders”—dates from about 1450.

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shrug one's shoulders

One might be tempted to shrug one’s shoulders and say “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.”

From Time ● Nov. 2, 2016

Were one of a mocking humor one might shrug one's shoulders; but, in the present state of the Convention, there is no room for anything but fear.

From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John

The simplest way of relief is to shrug one's shoulders and let the weight go.

From The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures by Perry, Bliss