The reason most people aren't excited about the election is that both candidates leave them shrugging their shoulders.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
shrug shoulders — shrug (your) shoulders to not care or feel unable to do anything. The reason most people aren t excited about the election is that both candidates leave them shrugging their shoulders. Related vocabulary: shrug something off Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
shrug something off — shrug (something) off to act as if something is unimportant or not a problem. Although constantly troubled by a lack of money, he was able to shrug it off with a joke. The runner has been trying hard to shrug off a back injury that doesn t seem… … New idioms dictionary
shrug off — shrug (something) off to act as if something is unimportant or not a problem. Although constantly troubled by a lack of money, he was able to shrug it off with a joke. The runner has been trying hard to shrug off a back injury that doesn t seem… … New idioms dictionary
shrug somebody away — ˌshrug sb/sth ˈoff/aˈway derived to push sb/sth back or away with your shoulders • Kevin shrugged off his jacket. • She shrugged him away angrily. Main entry: ↑shrugderived … Useful english dictionary
shrug something away — ˌshrug sb/sth ˈoff/aˈway derived to push sb/sth back or away with your shoulders • Kevin shrugged off his jacket. • She shrugged him away angrily. Main entry: ↑shrugderived … Useful english dictionary
shrug somebody off — ˌshrug sb/sth ˈoff/aˈway derived to push sb/sth back or away with your shoulders • Kevin shrugged off his jacket. • She shrugged him away angrily. Main entry: ↑shrugderived … Useful english dictionary
shrug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight, small ▪ simple ▪ The answer was a simple shrug. ▪ careless, indifferent … Collocations dictionary
shrug — shrug1 W3 [ʃrʌg] v past tense and past participle shrugged present participle shrugging [I and T] to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something ▪ I just shrugged my shoulders … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrug — shrug1 [ ʃrʌg ] verb intransitive or transitive ** to move your shoulders up and let them drop to show that you do not know something or do not care: Why not? she asked. Tony shrugged his shoulders. ,shrug off phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to show … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shrug — I UK [ʃrʌɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms shrug : present tense I/you/we/they shrug he/she/it shrugs present participle shrugging past tense shrugged past participle shrugged ** to move your shoulders up and let them drop to show … English dictionary
