Shake off - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃeɪk ˈɒf|
Brit.  |ʃeɪk ɒf|

verb

- get rid of (syn: shake, throw off)
- get rid of (syn: cast, cast off, drop, shed, throw, throw away, throw off)

Extra examples

I can't seem to shake off this fever.

After a three-mile chase, he was able to shake off the police.

...the warring groups need to shake off the manacle of their troubled past and learn to live with one another in peace...

He seems unable to shake off the wise guy tone of voice

He found him a species of barnacle rather difficult to shake off.

I can't seem to shake off this cold.

Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.

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