shuffle off

Quietly slip out

Shuffle off means to depart or leave, usually in a slow, reluctant, or unobtrusive way: The old man shuffled off to bed.

To shuffle off something is to get rid of it or evade responsibility: He tried to shuffle off the blame onto his assistant.

The phrase appears memorably in Shakespeare's "shuffle off this mortal coil," meaning to die.

die

pass away

Euphemism for dying

expireCease to be valid
perishCease to exist
deceaseEnd of life

succumb · depart · meet one's maker · kick the bucket · mortal coil · demise · end · cease · breathe one's last · flatline

discard

shed

Cast off naturally

divestRid of assets
abandonLeave behind permanently
jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo

discard · remove · unburden · release · relinquish · let go · drop · ditch · dispose of · offload

depart

leave

Sanctioned time away

exitWay to leave
goMove from here
vacateLeave a place empty

withdraw · slip away · head out · move along · decamp · steal away · clear out · mosey

Opposites

manner of departure

shuffle offstorm out

Leave dramatically in anger

sweep out · make an entrance · burst in · burst out · storm off

mortality/existence

shuffle offcome into being

Begin to exist

be born · spring to life · come alive · awaken · arrive

responsibility transfer

shuffle offshoulder

Upper arm joint

take on · accept · embrace · bear the burden · step up

Family

shuffle, off, shuffled, shuffling, shuffles, shuffler, shufflers

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