shake off

1) PHRASAL VERB If you shake off something that you do not want such as an illness or a bad habit, you manage to recover from it or get rid of it.

[V P n (not pron)] Businessmen are frantically trying to shake off the bad habits learned under six decades of a protected economy...

[V P n (not pron)] Get your body moving to boost energy, stay supple and shake off winter lethargy...

[V n P] He had difficulty in breathing and was generally feeling bad. He just couldn't shake it off.

2) PHRASAL VERB If you shake off someone who is following you, you manage to get away from them, for example by running faster than them.

[V n P] I caught him a lap later, and although I could pass him I could not shake him off...

[V P n (not pron)] It seems that he was unaware that they had shaken off their pursuers.

3) PHRASAL VERB If you shake off someone who is touching you, you move your arm or body sharply so that they are no longer touching you.

[V n P] He grabbed my arm. I shook him off...

[V P n (not pron)] She shook off his restraining hand.