shake off

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes Phrasal verb

Base verb: shake

Meanings

1
verb
to get rid of an unwanted feeling or condition
Phrasal verb · Separable

shake off something / shake something off

Usage: The unwanted feeling or condition is the object; put a pronoun before off.

She could not shake off the uneasy feeling that someone was following her.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
She could not shake off the uneasy feeling that someone was following her.
2
verb
to escape from someone who is following or pursuing you
Phrasal verb · Separable

shake off someone / shake someone off

Usage: The pursuer is the object; a personal pronoun comes before off.

The runner turned into an alley to shake off the pursuer.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
The runner turned into an alley to shake off the pursuer.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Word family

Forms shaken offshook off

Related forms shake

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Actions & Processes

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# shake off

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb

## Meanings
1. to get rid of an unwanted feeling or condition
2. to escape from someone who is following or pursuing you

## Usage Notes
- to get rid of an unwanted feeling or condition: The unwanted feeling or condition is the object; put a pronoun before off.
- to escape from someone who is following or pursuing you: The pursuer is the object; a personal pronoun comes before off.

## Examples
- She could not shake off the uneasy feeling that someone was following her.
- The runner turned into an alley to shake off the pursuer.
- She could not shake off the uneasy feeling that someone was following her.
- The runner turned into an alley to shake off the pursuer.

## Related Forms
- shake

## Learning Sources
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors, with original notes and examples. Learning notes: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- [The Missing Workbook: original construction review](https://github.com/barisozmen/rails_english)

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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