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shrug something off

to act as if something is unimportant or not a problem. Although constantly troubled by a lack of money, he was able to shrug it off with a joke. The runner has been trying hard to shrug off a back injury that doesn't seem to go away.

Related vocabulary: shrug your shoulders

See also: shrug

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