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Shake Off (Verb)

Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

She had to shake off her shyness before speaking in front of a large crowd.
Years after the incident, he still couldn't shake off the image of his mother's tears.
The charismatic actor was able to shake off his tough-guy image in his latest film.
After struggling to adjust to the cold, she finally began to shake off the numbness in her toes.
The young entrepreneur managed to shake off her nerdy persona and appear confident in the pitch.

Get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

After weeks of trying, she finally shook off the unwelcome advice from her ex-boyfriend.
He tried to shake off the creepy feeling, but it only seemed to intensify as night fell.
The team had a hard time shaking off their tough loss from the previous game.
Despite his best efforts, he couldn't shake off the feeling that something was terribly wrong.
She had been trying to shake off the stress of the wedding planning for weeks, but it seemed to follow her everywhere.