shake sth off

— Phrasal Verb with shake

/ʃeɪk/ verb (past tense shook, past participle shaken)

Definition

› to get rid of an illness or something that is causing you problems: I hope I can shake off this cold before the weekend.

(Definition of shake sth off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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