shrug off

verb

shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off

Definition of shrug off

transitive verb

1 : to shake off shrugging off sleep

2 : to brush aside : minimize shrugs off the problem

3 : to remove (a garment) by wriggling out

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an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly

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The first known use of shrug off was in 1902

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