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shake off
verb as in lose by getting away
Example Sentences
Rob didn’t skip a beat getting into vacation mode and was keen to get the party started, while I needed a moment to shake off my fatigue and transition into feeling romantic.
And once Fahy digs into Violet’s strength under pressure, “Drop” shakes off its most glaring flaw.
Mr Niemar, meanwhile, believes that the best way to address this is to shake off the past and keep doing what they are already doing.
Using a colander or other method of choice, shake off excess flour-cornmeal before lowering okra into hot oil.
“I cannot shake off the great debt on my conscience,” Siegfried later wrote.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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