shrug off

shrug off idiom
  1. Minimize the importance of, as in That nasty review didn't bother him at all; he just shrugged it off. [Early 1900s]
  2. Get rid of, as in She managed to shrug off her drowsiness and keep driving. [Mid-1900s]
  3. Wriggle out of a garment, as in He shrugged off his coat. [First half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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