Shake off
Idiom / PhrasePhrasal verbSSC PYQ × 4To get rid of
to escape from somebody who is following you; to get rid of an illness or habit
पीछा छुड़ाना
(पीछा करने वाले से) पीछा छुड़ाना; (बीमारी या आदत से) छुटकारा पाना
He shook off a bad month in fifteen days.
To shake off is quicker than to cure.
I can't shake off this cough.
Daily use: Iska matlab peecha chhudana.
Shake यानी हिलाना-झटकना और off हमेशा अलग होने को दिखाता है। कपड़ों की धूल झटक दी तो वह अलग हो गई, यानी shake off का meaning है छुटकारा पाना।
Shake means to move something hard, and 'off' shows separation. When you shake off dust from your clothes, it falls away. So, to shake off is to get rid of something unwanted, such as a cold, a habit or a follower.
Options में synonym 'get rid of', 'dispel' और opposite 'cling to' (चिपके रहना) आता है। याद रखिए, बहुत से phrasal verbs में off = अलग होना।
Synonyms in options: 'get rid of', 'dispel'; the opposite offered is 'cling to'. Remember 'off' = separation in many phrasal verbs.