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3Likes- 17-Mar-2011, 16:34 #1
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TO SHAKE OFF Itīs not easy to shake off smoking.
Is it possible to say to shake somebody off, meaning to get rid of?
- 17-Mar-2011, 17:19 #2
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Teacher Re: TO SHAKE OFF You can "shake somebody off", "The police were following me, but I managed to shake them off", but I wouldn't use "Itīs not easy to shake off smoking".
Originally Posted by beachboy 
- 18-Mar-2011, 16:45 #3
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Teacher Re: TO SHAKE OFF Originally Posted by bhaisahab 
This - though the pursuer doesn't have to be the police - is called 'shaking off a tail'.
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