To shrug off something is to dismiss it as unimportant. Shrug off the criticism, shrug off an injury.
It can be strength or avoidance depending on what is being dismissed. To shrug off an illness means recovering from it without much trouble.
1phraseshrug offTo dismiss something as unimportant.
“He would shrug off any question he did not want to answer.”
shrug off is a phrase.
Practised in Body Language & Gestures