shuffles off

Shuffles off means to depart or leave, typically in a slow, reluctant, or unenthusiastic manner.

The phrase often carries connotations of weariness or resignation: He shuffles off to work every morning at dawn.

In the idiom shuffle off this mortal coil, borrowed from Shakespeare, it means to die—to leave earthly existence behind.

Someone might also shuffle off responsibility or blame, transferring it elsewhere rather than accepting it.