shuffle off
verb
: to get rid of : push away : shirk
when we have shuffled off this mortal coil—
Shakespeare
Shakespeareshuffle off the heavy burden of our guilt—Richard Chase
Richard Chaseteachers cannot … shuffle off their responsibility—C. I. Glicksberg
C. I. Glicksberg
: to be on one's way : mosey along
let him shuffle off to the wilderness—J. B. Priestley
J. B. PriestleyDictionary Entries Near shuffle off
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“Shuffle off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuffle%20off. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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