The snake sloughed its old skin off.
•It sloughed off its skin.
2. Fig. to ignore or disregard a negative remark or incident. •I could see that the remark had hurt her feelings, but she just pretended to slough it off.
•Liz sloughed off the remark.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slough something off — ˌslough sthˈoff derived (formal) to get rid of sth that you no longer want • Responsibilities are not sloughed off so easily. Main entry: ↑sloughderived … Useful english dictionary
slough off something — slough off (something) to ignore something or behave as if it was unimportant. Politicians sloughed off public anger over the hospital cutbacks until several newspapers ran articles about it. He wrecked the car and then tried to slough it off… … New idioms dictionary
slough off — (something) to ignore something or behave as if it was unimportant. Politicians sloughed off public anger over the hospital cutbacks until several newspapers ran articles about it. He wrecked the car and then tried to slough it off like it was… … New idioms dictionary
slough — slough1 [slʌf] v slough off [slough sth<=>off] phr v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: slough dead skin of an animal (14 21 centuries), of unknown origin] 1.) technical to get rid of a dead layer of skin 2.) literary to get rid of something,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slough off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms slough off : present tense I/you/we/they slough off he/she/it sloughs off present participle sloughing off past tense sloughed off past participle sloughed off 1) literary to get rid of something that you do… … English dictionary
slough — slough1 [ slʌf ] verb transitive slough or slough off TECHNICAL to remove an outer layer of skin ,slough off phrasal verb transitive 1. ) LITERARY to get rid of something you do not want 2. ) TECHNICAL same as SLOUGH: Snakes slough off their dead … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slough off — 1) see slough 2) PHRASAL VERB If you slough off something that you no longer want or need, you get rid of it. [WRITTEN] [V P n (not pron)] She tried hard to slough off her old personality... [V P n (not pron)] The nation states of Eastern Europe… … English dictionary
slough — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sloughe, slo, from Old English slōh; akin to Middle High German slouche ditch Date: before 12th century 1. a. a place of deep mud or mire b. (also slew) (or slue) (1) swamp … New Collegiate Dictionary
slough off — verb 1. discard as undesirable the candidate sloughed off his former campaign workers • Hypernyms: ↑get rid of, ↑remove • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion … Useful english dictionary
cut off — I verb 1. make a break in (Freq. 8) We interrupt the program for the following messages • Syn: ↑interrupt, ↑disrupt, ↑break up • Derivationally related forms: ↑disruption … Useful english dictionary
throw off — verb 1. get rid of (Freq. 2) he shed his image as a pushy boss shed your clothes • Syn: ↑shed, ↑cast, ↑cast off, ↑shake off, ↑throw, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
