shrugs off
Lets it slide
Shrugs off means to dismiss or minimize something, treating it as unimportant or unworthy of concern.
The image is of physically shrugging—raising and dropping the shoulders to indicate indifference.
Someone might shrug off criticism, shrug off an injury, or shrug off warnings: He shrugged off suggestions that he was too old for the job.
The phrase implies a deliberate casualness, whether genuine or affected.
- dismissSend away or reject
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- pays no mindIntentionally ignores something
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- brushBristled cleaning tool
disregard · cold shoulder · lets slide · flick · transcend · unconcern · deflection · insouciance · aloofness · weathers · rolls with the punches · endure · nonchalance · indifference · couldn't care less · apathy · jacket · gesture
shrugs offtakes to heart
Absorbs emotionally, feels personally
heeds · acknowledges · addresses · confronts · reckons with