Emotions & feelings
shake off
get rid of an unwanted feeling or problem
To shake off a feeling or problem is to make it go away so that it no longer affects you.
Hear it in real life
You look tense.
I know. I need to shake it off before the meeting.
A quick run helps me shake off the stress of a long day at work.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I need to shake off from this stress.
Say: I need to shake off this stress.
“Shake off” takes the feeling directly, without “from.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
shake off stress; shake off a bad mood; shake it off
Your turn: say it out loud
A quick run helps me shake off the stress of a long day at work.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
shake off
get rid of an unwanted feeling or problem
“A quick run helps me shake off the stress of a long day at work.”
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