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shrug your shoulders
to not care or feel unable to do anything The reason most people aren't excited about the election is that both candidates leave them shrugging their shoulders. Related vocabulary: shrug something offEtymology: based on the literal meaning of shrug your shoulders (to move your shoulders up as you move your head down to show you do not care or are discouraged) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Neck stretches: * Lower head toward the chest, stretch neck gently, and raise head slowly * Turn head gently from side to side * Tilt head slowly first toward one shoulder, then the other, then backward Shoulder stretches: * Shrug shoulders and roll them forward and back * With elbows out, move arms back to bring shoulder blades together * Reach arms overhead, stretch, and bend gently from side to side [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Arm and wrist stretches: * Place arms out in front of body. With your arms at the side, breathe in slowly as you shrug shoulders up toward the ears, breathe out as you lower them to a relaxed position. They shrug shoulders, bop their heads and twirl their arms around before Elliot leapfrogs over his crouching pal. |
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