shuck off
phrasal verb
shucked off; shucking off; shucks off
informal
: to remove and throw aside (something)
He shucked off his coat.
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The decision to reclaim funereal black may have been sparked by her determination to shuck off the shackles of mourning.
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“Shuck off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuck%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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