shake off
[verb]
Synonyms: rid, clear, lose, throw off, unburden

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

shake somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also shake)

1. to get rid of an illness, problem etc:
I can’t seem to shake off this cold.
shake off your image/reputation as something
Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.

2. to escape from someone who is chasing you:
I think we’ve shaken them off.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

shake off
shake off (something)
to free yourself from something.
Investors failed to shake off worries about the economy.

As she was running, she felt a pain in her left leg, but she hoped to shake it off if she slowed up.

Usage notes: usually said about something unpleasant

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

shake off something
shake off (something)
to free yourself from something.
Investors failed to shake off worries about the economy.

As she was running, she felt a pain in her left leg, but she hoped to shake it off if she slowed up.

Usage notes: usually said about something unpleasant

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

shake off
• shake off (someone or something)
to get rid of someone or something that is bothering you
I was able to shake off my cold after a weekend of resting in bed.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

shake off something
• shake off (someone or something)
to get rid of someone or something that is bothering you
I was able to shake off my cold after a weekend of resting in bed.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

shake off
v., informal To get away from when followed; get rid of; escape from.
A convict escaped from prison and shook off the officers trying to follow him.
Tom could not shake off his cold.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲