slough off — (something) to ignore something or behave as if it was unimportant. Politicians sloughed off public anger over the hospital cutbacks until several newspapers ran articles about it. He wrecked the car and then tried to slough it off like it was… … New idioms dictionary
slough off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms slough off : present tense I/you/we/they slough off he/she/it sloughs off present participle sloughing off past tense sloughed off past participle sloughed off 1) literary to get rid of something that you do… … English dictionary
slough off — 1) see slough 2) PHRASAL VERB If you slough off something that you no longer want or need, you get rid of it. [WRITTEN] [V P n (not pron)] She tried hard to slough off her old personality... [V P n (not pron)] The nation states of Eastern Europe… … English dictionary
slough off something — slough off (something) to ignore something or behave as if it was unimportant. Politicians sloughed off public anger over the hospital cutbacks until several newspapers ran articles about it. He wrecked the car and then tried to slough it off… … New idioms dictionary
slough off — verb 1. discard as undesirable the candidate sloughed off his former campaign workers • Hypernyms: ↑get rid of, ↑remove • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion … Useful english dictionary
slough off old prejudices — rid oneself of prejudice, get rid of previous opinions … English contemporary dictionary
Slough — Slough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slough — slough1 /slow/ for 1, 2, 4; /slooh/ for 3, n. 1. an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region. 2. a hole full of mire, as in a road. 3. Also, slew, slue. Northern U.S. and Canadian. a marshy or reedy pool, pond, inlet, backwater, or… … Universalium
slough — I [[t]slaʊ[/t]] for 1,2,4; [[t]slu[/t]] for 3 n. 1) an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region 2) a hole full of mire, as in a road 3) brit. dial. Also, slew IV slue III a marshy pool, inlet, backwater, or the like. 4) a condition… … From formal English to slang
slough — I. /slaʊ / (say slow) noun 1. a piece of soft, muddy ground; a hole full of mire, as in a road; marsh; swamp. 2. a condition of degradation, embarrassment, or helplessness. 3. Prison Colloquial a cell. –phrase 4. slough of despond, a state of… …
slough — slough1 [slʌf] v slough off [slough sth<=>off] phr v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: slough dead skin of an animal (14 21 centuries), of unknown origin] 1.) technical to get rid of a dead layer of skin 2.) literary to get rid of something,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
