shrug

He shrugged and walked away as he said, "Ok, we'll see what kind of acrobatics you pull off this time. "

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

On hearing this the general's head sank; he shrugged his shoulders, and flung up his hands with a choleric gesture.

Others shrugged off the foreign citizenship as an increasing fact in a modern China still opening up to the world.

Had the bank fessed up that it was reining in its lending commitments, I would have shrugged.

Eric noticed that although her rids showed through a dull coat, her eyes were bright and animated. Finally, he shrugged his shoulders.

I shrugged, turned away, picked up my book, and went to bed, having absorbed another lesson about different cultures.

When he didn't - when the Lakers decided against giving him a contract extension by Friday's deadline - Odom shrugged and went back to work.

He shrugged. "We used to find the time, " he said. "That's even mentioned in the letter. " He handed it over to me. "Take a look" .

Bill didn't even bat an eye when they told him he had just won the lottery. He just shrugged and said, 'Well, I guess I can use the money.

It was ready to be carried to Twelve Oaks to be donned before the dancing began, but Scarlett shrugged at the sight of it.

"We seem to have become medicated in March and into early April and have shrugged off some negative numbers, " he said.

I didn't say anything. I shrugged my shoulders. He looked at me for a moment and then he nodded.

And he kind of shrugged and said well, 'cause it looks cool And that's not really gonna be a very compelling reason, right?

I noticed this myself, shrugged, and found a restaurant called Au Petit Garcon in a village on slope of the Vosges.

He shrugged his shoulders as if to say that there was nothing he could do about it.

Nu? ez shrugged. As if I was going to ask?

Mary shrugged. "Perhaps when people show unusual interest in a patient, he wants to be part of the team, " she said.

He shrugged and shook his head, two eyes looking at the sky, without one word.

Afterward the Lakers' youngest player shrugged it off with a casual nonchalance that used to be a defense mechanism.

He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast upon his eyes, but said nothing.

Asked if this was the best game of his life he shrugged: "Maybe, but I'll have to watch it on video again to have a better opinion. "

Indians might have wearily shrugged off one or two cases of high-profile graft, especially if the prime minister had been on his toes.

Mundungus shrugged and grimaced; the magical eye swerved sideways to glare at him out of the side of Moody's head.

He looked over his shoulder at me, put his hands in the air and shrugged, so I put mine in the air and shrugged back.

He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head and looked up into the sky, without saying anything.

n sense. It was just a cute stray, ? he said uneasily. She shrugged and took the coffee pot over to her other customers.

He shrugged, paused to think, then smiled sheepishly. 'I could rename them, ' he said.

Wu shrugged his shoulders and began to heave bags from his tricycle on to the scales.

Over 10, 000 rapturous fans roared with approval as Kim Jung Woo shrugged his way up the podium for the crowning moment of his young career.

He frowned and shrugged as if convinced against his own natural desire.

The exposure to DOS attacks is usually shrugged off as the cost of doing business .

The young woman, perceiving that he wouldn't admit it, shrugged helplessly and said, "Sure. Do as you please! " and walked off.

At last he shrugged, and followed his wife into the fire lit room that rang with children's voices.

I asked about it. A steward shrugged and said that, on flights to India, they give in.

The Brazilian was in doubt ahead of the start of this match, but shrugged his knee problems aside and was able to play.

German President Christian Wulff shrugged off an egg attack by a lone assailant, saying it was the price of having the common touch.

He shrugged. "The Sunnis have no leaders, " he said.

His mouth now full of bread, Harry shrugged and gave a noncommittal jerk of the head.

He shrugged his shoulders: shook himself, indeed, as if his flesh crept with aversion.

Iran has so far shrugged off the offer, calculating that it can eventually win much of this anyway, and keep a foot in the nuclear door.

Mr Parsons may have overlooked this point since, at Time Warner, he shrugged off a bear hug from Carl Icahn.

The Indian shrugged his broad shoulders. "Don't know, " he said, "Radio is broken. No broadcasting. "

Nolan watched him leave. "Poor old Barnes. " He shrugged. "I guess you and I are hard-hearted, Pete. "

The master programmer shrugged. "Then the training will never be completed, " he said.

The politician shrugged. They were all bright. They all worked extremely hard.

Her peachy complexion was gone; it was now masked by a color that should never be found on human skin - bright orange. She shrugged.

The master programmer shrugged. "Then the design will never be completed, " he said.

The four kids shrugged and struggled to appear totally indifferent, but I could tell they were listening intently.

One side of her mouth pulled in, and she shrugged with one shoulder.

I shrugged and said, 'Sorry. But you go right on ahead. ' I Americanised my tone to suggest a lightheartedness I did not feel.

I looked over to one of the teachers who shook her head ever so slightly and shrugged.

As it was, he received no reply as I shrugged me shoulders and headed down the road.

He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette.

With the shoulders shrugged up the hands are accelerated first down and then inwards until the palms come together under the chin.

Wall Street was unmoved. Congress did not draw breath. America shrugged.

The thickset man shrugged away from the wall as I warily came to a stop, and walked slowly into the street.

The boss shrugged and said, "Well, you were the closet. "

He looked disappointed with my response, so I shrugged once more and turned away from him.

Princess Marya shrugged her shoulders but obediently she took the glass, and calling the nurse, began giving the child the medicine.

The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know, " he said. "Radio is broken. "

Senate Democratic leaders shrugged off the dictate as an insignificant gimmick and claimed victory.

Even if it is phoney in parts, the missile-defence row cannot be shrugged off easily.

Kennedy himself characteristically shrugged and decided to go ahead.

The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, " he said. "My radio is broken. "

Alejandro shuffled and shrugged and stared at the floor.

They shrugged their French and Scottish shoulders and made him no answer.

She shrugged, and grew very still over her cup of tea, like a card player guarding her hand.

He shrugged with unconcern. By the time history judges his presidency, he will be long gone, he said.

He put his hands into his pockets and then shrugged his shoulders .

At last he shrugged, and followed his wife into the firelit room that rang with children's voices.

"Frankly, I know what you know, " he shrugged on the television program Che Tempo Che Fa.

While both Abreu and Jeter shrugged at . 500, there's a belief that this stretch of baseball isn't transitory.

Until recently, financial markets consistently shrugged off the debt-ceiling fight as distracting political theater.

Bill lost five thousand dollars on this one poker hand, but he didn't even bat an eye--he just shrugged and said, 'Easy come, easy go.

Investors have shrugged off the consequences of a diplomatic dust-up. So should Mr Walsh.

Congress did not draw breath. America shrugged.

She has shrugged off the criticism, calling it "silly" and saying it only helps draw more global attention and sympathy to her causes.

She shrugged and said that when she was sure I was being unfaithful she went one night to a bar alone.

Such extravagances, which break no rules, might be shrugged off as business as usual in ordinary times.

He glanced up at the "Participate in the Olympics, Enjoy the Fun" banner above his head and shrugged.

Foreign investors have apparently shrugged off the higher corporate income tax to embrace China's growth opportunities more eagerly.

But the question just seemed to bemuse him. He shrugged and said, "Everybody is. "

Admas shrugged off our questions; he would not tell us what had happened.

We shrugged and picked out a sleek black machine with an eight-cup pot.

Don't worry. She shrugged. My hands will recover. "You won't go on with it. Promise me? "

Indeed, as the stockmarket shrugged off the latest rate cut, the Fed's authority already looked diminished.

Adam shrugged off our questions; he would not tell us what had hap penned.

When the chance to spend a few days in Yangon with my husband came up this past summer, I shrugged off my reservations.

He shrugged slightly, as much as to imply, it seemed to me, that the picture had more or less been planted on him.

The world has so far shrugged off higher oil prices with the help of two powerful economic forces.

He shrugged his shoulders when the conversation turned upon Pierre, and pointing to his forehead, said: " Crackbrained , I always said so. "

Sitting inside the Reva dealership at a small coffee table decorated with a red rose, Reva's marketing manager Pavan Sachdeva shrugged.

Cochran shrugged and lifted his beer. "Yeah, " he said. But his grin didn't hide his worry.

At this intimation the Gun club merely shrugged its shoulders and returned to its great work .

So, the only options these celebrities have are to court more controversy or become less famous. "That's the real tragedy, " shrugged Du.

Frank shrugged, pretending not to care, but I knew better.

I asked them why they wanted to be journalists and they shrugged and said they liked the idea of it.

AS NEWSPAPER companies across the developed world took a beating in the past few years, those in one rich country merely shrugged.

Later, when I bumped into a senior colleague and explained my quandary, he simply shrugged.

The Sylphide shrugged her lily shoulders with a look of scorn .

He shrugged. "I just loved rivers, " he said.

Chinese stocks meanwhile shrugged off the drops elsewhere to lift key indexes to record highs for the second straight session.

And yet though Arsenal lost their next match, to West Ham, they are unbeaten in 22 games and have shrugged off losing Thierry Henry.

Apple shrugged off the economic downturn to report a 15% jump in profits for the first three months of the year.

So I shrugged at the wind, biting and harsh.

Asked whether he worried about the lack of other residents, Mr. Zhang shrugged off the question.

Sometimes it seems Microsoft just cannot win: when it paid out a $32bn special dividend in 2004, the stock price shrugged.

She shrugged. 'I think he's going to call it quits before I leave. '

He has shrugged off past half-hearted sanctions imposed on him by the United Nations Security Council and others.

Rukia looked confused, but shrugged. Maybe everyone was just gossiping about something.

"Atlas Shrugged" went on to sell millions of copies around the world.

If you own your vehicle, the inevitable door dings and dents -- as well as coffee stains on the seat -- can also be shrugged off.

I shrugged my shoulders, but did not speak.

Interestingly, the Shanghai composite rallied 2. 50% seemingly to have shrugged off worries of a trade war.

He shrugged when asked if the perceived boost had anything to do with his on-court play, including an MVP award last season.

The markets shrugged off the downgrade, however, and Japan maintains low long-term interest rates.

The Indian stock market shrugged off the deepening chaos in neighbouring Pakistan to reach yet new highs.

The country's two stock exchanges shrugged off Monday's blues, when both indices dropped by about 4%, and gained a bit instead.

In an interview with METRO, Ma shrugged off controversy, saying she is not the person Chinese audiences think.

Judging from Amazon. com's stock rally in recent days, Wall Street has shrugged off the threat posed by Apple's iPad.

Teacher shrugged his shoulders, nothing to say.

Asian stock markets have largely shrugged off the region's favorable economic fundamentals this year and have fallen sharply.

He shrugged his shoulder, indirectly implying that he was indifferent to the jazz band's concert in a nearby pub .

In the U. S. , investors paid more attention to the worsening situation in Europe after having largely shrugged it off in recent weeks.

This problem deserves our full attention. It's not to be shrugged off.

Meeting to discuss the situation in Brussels this week, a number of ministers and senior officials shrugged on news of the election.

"If you want me to go. . . " I shrugged.

The Liv-ex 100 Index, which charts bottled-wine prices, has shrugged off the credit crunch and outperformed global stockmarkets.

first i turned his reel round. he smiled and shrugged. then we began his casting lesson on the lawn behind the main lodge.

George W. Bush says this of Iraq, while Mr Clinton shrugged off impeachment with an appeal to posterity.

Talk of regulatory changes for the mortgage industry Thursday were largely shrugged off by the market.

The entire class cheered as I walked back to Mark's desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shoulders.

Stock markets shrugged off the worries and rose in Asia, leaving currency markets to roil.

German and Brazilian papers shrugged off the recession (see article).

The vet shrugged and replied, "That's the usual charge. $50 dollars for the office visit and $300 dollars for the CAT SCAN. "

So this week when I noticed all those undiscovered pictures were set to be tagged, I shrugged and rolled over.

My dad looked at me, and I shrugged.

China's stock market rose to a new peak yesterday as investors shrugged off a broad-based regional sell-off .

Later, when one young man, kicking a trash can into the street nearby, was asked why he was rioting, he just shrugged.

She shrugged. "Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to love. "

When Dan plucked at my elbow I shrugged him off.

The Russian stock market on Wednesday also largely shrugged off the news and rose, with the Micex index closing up 2. 4 per cent.

BARBARA KLEIN: One young person became interested in Ayn Rand's ideas long before "Atlas Shrugged" was published.

Finishing 'Atlas Shrugged' - no, not the movie, the book.

In the National Review, a conservative political magazine, Whittaker Chambers wrote a long, angry article about "Atlas Shrugged. "

The boy shrugged. He explained that a friend had been arguing with his mother and called her by that term.

He shrugged and said scornfully : Of course not.

Mr Warren shrugged off the conservative criticism.

She shrugged off the advice and asked, "What's the law on self-defense here? "

I shrugged. "I don't know. " On Baba's radio, they were saying that word, "republic" , over and over again.

He shrugged at my suggestion.

She smiled sweetly and shrugged: "His hand got used to beating me. "

The General shrugged. 'C'est normal, non?

Oil and gold prices fell in thin trade, as bullion shrugged off a weaker U. S. dollar and crude fell on continuing worries over demand.

I saw Gao Ewei shrugged, see everywhere green deep mountains and forests, the chirping of cicadas is static, birdsong more secluded.

Jamey shrugged and smiled. "Blond hair, rich daddy, and a sexy drawl that makes men drool. "

So far, investors have shrugged off these risks.

The Portuguese winger was barracked throughout his 90 minute display by the home fans, but shrugged off their heckling with two fine goals.

Some economists and investors shrugged off last week's bond-market surprise as nothing more than a passing storm.

It even shrugged off a pike attack, chomping through the offending polearm with bestial rage.

"That's just how it's always been, " she shrugged.

The attendant pointed to her temple, shrugged.

Newspapers, which originally shrugged off digital technology as a novelty, are fighting for their lives.

Michael shrugged again. "What about gloves? " "No gloves. Bare fists. Anything else? "

Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister, shrugged it off; so, more surprisingly, did the markets.

The midfielder seemed to hurt his knee during England's 2-1 friendly win over Japan on Sunday - but he has shrugged off the latest knock.

"Abel's word, " said Squirrel. "Strong as oak. " Abel himself only shrugged. "No matter what, my prince. "

Such madcap denial could perhaps be shrugged off were it not for the simultaneous arrest of Mr Ganic.

"We know that everyone is going to have a different experience with the game - everyone has their own opinion, " shrugged Ueda.

The buyer shrugged off the added cost for the 2, 322 square meters of office space, calling the deal 'reasonable. '

Such words will be shrugged off by those who see America as the main global foe.

World financial markets largely shrugged off yesterday a sharp tumble in the red-hot Chinese stock market.

There's nothing shameful with making money (says this author who's currently reading Atlas Shrugged).

Asked about the atrocious smog blanketing Beijing and the traffic jams that made driving there a threat to mental health, she shrugged.

I felt a little strange and creepy, but shrugged it off.

He shrugged and lifted his palms in that typical smiling manner that the villagers there have.

He shrugged. "I was hoping you were just letting him down easy. "

Well I've been on good teams with good closes . " Then he shrugged his shoulders and cast a downward glance again. "

But the Treasury market shrugged off Paulson's announcement, taking its cue from sell-offs in riskier assets.

Both Ford and GM shrugged off concerns and expressed optimism about their China business this year.

The first girl shrugged and then said, "But I don't have enough change. "

Sales of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" have surged.

So far the world economy has shrugged off higher oil prices.

shrugged off the defeat and talked about tonight's game.

Washington shrugged off Mr. Sha's comments over the weekend .

Then he shrugged and began adjusting her leather straps.

Egypt has shrugged off pressure from human-rights groups and from the UN to find more humane methods of stanching the traffic.

In such a transition period, poor economic news such as yesterday's US housing data are shrugged aside.

It has presented a new perspective on what we often shrugged off as nothing more than annoying guest behavior.

Dating show fan Qian, however, shrugged off any suggestion of viewers being affected by what the contestants think.

In 2009, an Economist article mentioned the Arab world's "waithood" problem but shrugged off any possible political impact.

She turned to her companion who shrugged.

And, when questioned further, they simply shrugged: 'She's just so annoying. '

STEVE EMBER: Rand thought "Atlas Shrugged" was the most important book ever written.

I shrugged it off, thinking they were probably ogling my enormous 8-months pregnant belly.

Dimitri shrugged his shoulders. "Sorry. "

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino also shrugged his toned shoulders at the cover.

"It is hard enough for the referee and linesman without this grey area, " Bruce shrugged.

The markets shrugged off economic data, which gave mixed signals about the core economies.

Peter shrugged, letting his silence express his thoughts.

It's heard that you didn't even bat an eye and just shrugged when they told you that you had won the first award.

The girl shrugged her pretty shoulders disdainfully.

Diego shrugged. "It's the truth. "

After Russia shrugged off communism he wrote a third version, to the same tune.

Ayn Rand said that "Atlas Shrugged" fully defined her philosophy of Objectivism.

He put hellos hands into hellos pockets and then shrugged hellos shoulders.

He shrugged off his coat carelessly and let it fall to the floor.

She never shrugged, and she never shook her head.

Ali shrugged. "Agha sahib hasn't discussed it with me. "

The 10-year US Treasury yield was flat at 3. 11 per cent as investors shrugged off news of a rise in initial jobless claims last week.

The attorneys looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and exchanged sandwiches.

If I eschew a visit to Atlas Shrugged, it will be because the plot is silly and the prose turgid, not because of its message.

Pa shrugged and I shrugged.

The agent shrugged, "I'll have to give them the slip. "

Mr. Wang shrugged off questions about whether it's a burden to support nine kids.

Let the record reflect, I shrugged, too.

He was often the target of ethical complaints, but shrugged them off.

The attorneys looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and then exchanged sandwiches.

"I dunno. " I shrugged. This was before I wore a watch.

Mr Adelson shrugged off Sands China's disappointing debut.

She shrugged her shoulders at the news .

When these same mice were injectedwith the missing hormone, they shrugged off a third of the weight theyhad gained.

The smuggler shrugged to the bugler hugging the bug in the tugboat .

She shrugged, then said, "Your comforter. "

Fred Hildebert shrugged his big soft shoulders .

when love, even when the tap shoulder of poetic shrugged off all on the man will become a poet.

"Where do all Chinese antiques come from? " she shrugged.

When asked about the construction, most locals shrugged it off with the typical "mei banfa" response.

"I was just curious and lonely, " he shrugged.

"Cullen seemed friendly enough today, " he commented as we shrugged into our raincoats. He didn't seem pleased about it.

I shrugged and moved on to telling them how impressed I was by their English.

The boy shrugged, grabbed the hammer, and yanked out the nail.

He shrugged away from me, and offered his thick black hands in resignation .

I just shrugged my shoulders and took off done for the day.

That is why markets have shrugged off news of the new government and pushed Italian spreads to more unsustainable levels.

The Don shrugged. "I worried about you, you're my godson, that's all. "

"Next time bite harder. " Ser Jorah shrugged. "Truth be told, I've seen worse jousters. "

She pulled a brown-feathered sample from the box and shrugged.

The Italian shrugged his shoulders.

On my first day, when I asked my driver how the city was feeling about the attacks, he shrugged.

China has shrugged off the global recession and should grow by 8 per cent in 2009.

I asked what he was planning to live on and he shrugged.

"I couldn't help him buzzing, " Scarlett shrugged negligently.

Both were quickly shrugged off by investors.

Jonas shrugged. It didn't worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made.

Gallagher shrugged. "If King says it's there, it's there. "

He shrugged. "Doesn't matter. Down the road a piece. " He pointed to the left and we took off.

But that was widely shrugged off as a minor detail.

I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass? " He shrugged his shoulders.