shrug aside

shrug aside
shrug aside
vt
to \shrug aside aside ⇆ sth etw mit einem Achselzucken abtun

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  • shrug something aside — ˌshrug sth ˈoff/aˈside derived to treat sth as if it is not important Syn: ↑dismiss • Shrugging off her injury, she played on. • He shrugged aside suggestions that he resign. Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • shrug off — verb minimize the importance of, brush aside (Freq. 1) Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points • Hypernyms: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush aside, ↑brush off, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • shrug off — Synonyms and related words: abandon, belittle, brush aside, brush off, care nothing for, deprecate, depreciate, dismiss, disparage, drop the subject, forget, forget about it, forget it, lay aside, let it go, let slip, make light of, make little… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • shrug — v 1. show disdain, show indifference; toss one s head, turn aside. 2. shrug off disregard, overlook, ignore, take no notice of, close the eyes to, wink at; not trouble about, dismiss from one s thoughts, gloss over, pass over, let pass; minimize …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • shrug off — transitive verb Date: 1902 1. to shake off < shrugging off sleep > 2. to brush aside ; minimize < shrugs off the problem > 3. to remove (a garment) by wriggling out …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brush aside — verb bar from attention or consideration (Freq. 2) She dismissed his advances • Syn: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush off, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ignore …   Useful english dictionary

  • set aside — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abolish, abrogate, abrupt, abscind, adjourn, admit, admit exceptions, alienate, allocate, allot, allow, allow for, amputate, annihilate, annul, appoint, appropriate to, assign, assign to, ban, bar, bob, bolt,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • set aside — 1) set aside some money each month Syn: save, put by, put aside, put away, lay by, keep, reserve; store, stockpile, hoard, stow away, cache, withhold; informal salt away, squirrel away, stash away 2) he set asi …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • push aside — verb 1. push out of the way (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑push away • Hypernyms: ↑push, ↑force • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

  • set something aside — 1 set aside some money each month: SAVE, put by, put aside, put away, lay by, keep, reserve; store, stockpile, hoard, stow away …   Useful english dictionary

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