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1 shuffle off
vt▪ to \shuffle off off ⇆ sth etw abschüttelnto \shuffle off off a burden sich akk von einer Last befreiento \shuffle off off responsibility [onto sb] Verantwortung [auf jdn] abwälzen▶ when we have \shuffle offd off this mortal coil (quotation from Hamlet) wenn wir den Drang des Irdischen abgeschüttelt* * *vt sepskin, dress abstreifen; (fig) worries, fear ablegen; responsibility abwälzen, abschieben (onto auf +acc)to shuffle off this mortal coil (euph) — die sterbliche Hülle ablegen or abstreifen
* * *shuffle off v/t1. Kleider abstreifen, sich herauswinden aus3. sich einer Verpflichtung etc entziehen4. eine Schuld etc abwälzen ([up]on, onto auf akk) -
2 shuffle off
vtto \shuffle off off <-> sth etw abschütteln;to \shuffle off off a burden sich akk von einer Last befreien;to \shuffle off off responsibility [onto sb] Verantwortung [auf jdn] abwälzenPHRASES:when we have \shuffle offd off this mortal coil ( quotation from Hamlet) wenn wir den Drang des Irdischen abgeschüttelt -
3 shamble
1. intransitive verb 2. nounSchlurfen, das* * *['ʃæmbl](to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground: The old man shambled wearily along the street.) watscheln* * *sham·ble[ˈʃæmbl̩]with a shambling gait mit einem watschelnden Gang* * *['ʃmbl]vitrotten; (people also) latschen (inf)every morning he shambles in half an hour late — er kommt jeden Morgen eine halbe Stunde zu spät angelatscht (inf)
* * *shamble [ˈʃæmbl]A v/ia) watschelnb) schlurfen:shambling gait → BB sa) Watschelgang mb) schlurfender Gang* * *1. intransitive verb 2. nounSchlurfen, das* * *v.watscheln v.
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shuffle off — transitive verb : to get rid of : push away : shirk when we have shuffled off this mortal coil Shakespeare shuffle off the heavy burden of our guilt Richard Chase teachers cannot … shuffle off their responsibility C.I.Glicksberg intransitive verb … Useful english dictionary
shuffle off this mortal coil — humorous to die. I really want to see the Coliseum before I shuffle off this mortal coil … New idioms dictionary
shuffle off — Push off, discard, get rid of … New dictionary of synonyms
shuffle off this mortal coil — Meaning To die. Origin From Hamlet s To be or not to be speech in Shakespeare s Hamlet ... When we have shuffled off this mortal coil … Meaning and origin of phrases
shuffle off this mortal coil to — die The Bard said it first, through the voice of Hamlet. ... left a hundred grand when he shuffled off his mortal coil. (Sanders, 1986) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
shuffle off — remove; get rid of … English contemporary dictionary
shuffle off this mortal coil — verb To die; to divest oneself of ones mortal body … Wiktionary
Shuffle off this mortal coil — die … Dictionary of Australian slang
shuffle off this mortal coil — Australian Slang die … English dialects glossary
shuffle off this mortal coil — I chiefly humorous die Origin: from Shakespeare s Hamlet (iii. i. 67) II see coil II … Useful english dictionary
shuffle — [shuf′əl] vt. shuffled, shuffling [Early ModE, prob. < or akin to LowG schuffeln, to walk clumsily, shuffle cards < base of SHOVE] 1. a) to move (the feet) with a dragging or shoving gait b) to perform (a dance) with such steps 2. to mix… … English World dictionary