shake off
US
UK shake [sth] off vtr + adv: (remove by shaking)
SC 抖落 dǒu luò
Shake the dust off your sandals before you come in the house.
进屋子前，请抖干净你凉鞋上的尘土。
shake [sb] off vtr + adv: figurative (evade: [sb] following)
SC 甩掉（跟踪者）
Someone was following me, but I managed to shake him off.
有人在跟踪我，不过我设法甩掉了他。
shake [sth] off vtr + adv: informal, figurative (free yourself of)
SC 摆脱 bǎi tuō
TC 擺脫
TC 擺脫
I just can't shake off this cold.
我就是摆脱不了这感冒。