shake off

Every artist is expected to either shake off or renovate convention.

“We seek a new revolution,” he said, “not less important, perhaps, in its consequences than that of 1776—a revolution in letters; a shaking off of the fetters of the mind.”

The sector has worked hard to shake off the ups and downs of the pandemic and get rid of less promising drugs, companies and therapeutic targets.

I hustle after Woo, trying to shake off the aching waves of pain coursing through my face.

The Pacers never looked like shaking off their early season torpor on Monday despite facing a Detroit team missing both Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris.