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to shrug off
[phrase form: shrug]
01
to consider something unworthy of one's attention or consideration
Transitive: to shrug off sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
off
Base verb
shrug
Present tense
shrug off
3rd person singular
shrugs off
Present participle
shrugging off
Past simple
shrugged off
Past participle
shrugged off
Examples
The manager advised the team to shrug off the distractions and maintain productivity.
