shake off
• manage to evade or outmanoeuvre someone who is following or annoying one.
• "he thought he had shaken off his pursuer"
Similar:
get away from,
escape,
elude,
give someone the slip,
leave behind,
throw off,
throw off the scent,
dodge,
lose,
get rid of,
rid oneself of,
outdistance,
outstrip,
get shot of,
• successfully deal with or recover from an illness, injury, or negative feeling.
• "she has shaken off a virus"
Similar:
recover from,
get over,
get better after,
get rid of,
free oneself from,
lose,
get shot of,
see the back of,
shuck off,
