shrug off

/ʃɹˈʌɡ ˈɒf/

/ʃɹˈʌɡ ˈɔf/

to shrug off

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: shrug]

to consider something unworthy of one's attention or consideration

Examples

1. He shrugged off the thought of his superiors dragging him over the coals for making such a statement to a civilian.

2. Peter sort of shrugs off the strangeness, at least initially.

3. Russ Khan shrugged off his vision problems for years.

4. 14k shrugged off with 44 non-penetrating hits.