Phrasal Verb
A verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.
Phrasal Verb:
slough something off
Meaning / Example:
1. to brush or rub something off.
> The snake sloughed its old skin off.
> It sloughed off its skin.
2. 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.
A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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