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View synonyms for shake off
shake off
verb
- to remove or be removed with or as if with a quick movement
she shook off her depression
- tr to escape from; elude
they shook off the police
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Free oneself or get rid of something or someone, as in I've had a hard time shaking off this cold , or She forged ahead, shaking off all the other runners . It is also put as give someone the shake , as in We managed to give our pursuers the shake . The first term dates from the late 1300s; the slangy variant dates from the second half of the 1800s.Advertisement
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