{v.} To act as if you are not interested and do not care about something; not mind; not let yourself be bothered or hurt by. * /Alan shrugged off our questions; he would not tell us what had happened./ * /Muriel shrugged away every attempt to comfort her./ * /The ballplayer shrugged off the booing of the fans./ * /Jim cut his hand but he tied a cloth around it and shrugged it away./
SHRUG AWAY
Meaning of SHRUG AWAY in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012