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slough off something

to ignore something or behave as if it was unimportant. Politicians sloughed off public anger over the hospital cutbacks until several newspapers ran articles about it. He wrecked the car and then tried to slough it off like it was nothing.

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slough off
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slow on the uptake
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smack of
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