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teolda[털다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

shake off

Verb

  1. 1

    shake off

    To shake or beat something to remove a clinging or stuck thing.

    Korean definition: 어떤 것에 달려 있거나 붙어 있는 것을 떼어 내기 위해 흔들거나 치다.

    • I went outside to shake the dust off my clothes.

    • After waking up, we went out to the yard and shook out the bedding.

  2. 2

    donate; give out

    To give out all of what one has, leaving nothing out.

    Korean definition: 자기가 가지고 있는 것을 남김없이 내다.

    • The doctor poured his entire fortune into building a hospital.

    • I emptied out the secret savings I had put aside for emergencies and paid off my debt.

  3. 3

    steal; rob

    To sneak into a place, where money and valuables are stored, and steal everything.

    Korean definition: 재물이 보관된 장소에 몰래 들어가 물건을 모조리 빼앗거나 훔치다.

    • The gang decided to rob his house, which was rumored to be the richest in the village.

    • They threatened people with knives and robbed them of everything that looked valuable.

  4. 4

    recover; get over

    To recover completely from a certain bad incident, feeling, disease, etc., and settle it completely.

    Korean definition: 일이나 감정, 병 등을 완전히 극복하거나 말끔히 정리하다.

    • She decided to shake off the pain of her divorce and live a new life.

    • The two decided to put all the bad memories behind them and forgive each other.