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shrug off

to dismiss as unimportant

In Phrasal Verbs

In more detail

1. (verb) to dismiss or not take seriously something that is said or done to you; to treat something as unimportant

2. (verb) to raise your shoulders briefly to show that you don't know something or don't care about it

Examples

• 1. She tried to shrug off the criticism, but it clearly hurt her feelings.
• 2. When asked where he was last night, he just shrugged off the question with a smile.

Nearby in Phrasal Verbs

ramp up, reach out, scale back, single out, tone down, weed out