shrug sth off
(NOT WORRY) — phrasal verb with shrug /ʃrʌɡ/ verb [I or T] (-gg-)Definition
› to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem: The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5 percent. You're a father and you can't simply shrug off your responsibility for your children.Treating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoringNot paying attention
(Definition of shrug sth off (NOT WORRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blow sth/sb off phrasal verb
- brush sb/sth aside phrasal verb
- denigrate verb
- dismiss verb (NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY)
- dismissal noun (OF IDEA, ETC.)
- laugh sth off phrasal verb
- light adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- look down on sb phrasal verb
- mock verb
- play fast and loose with sth/sb idiom
- pour scorn on sb/sth idiom
- scorn noun
- scorn verb
- scornful adjective
- scruple verb
- sniff at sth phrasal verb (DISAPPROVE)
- sweep sth aside phrasal verb
- talk sth down phrasal verb
- wave sth aside phrasal verb
- write sb/sth off phrasal verb
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