shake a disease or illness off

Fig. [for the body] to fight off a disease or illness. I thought I was catching a cold, but I guess I shook it off. I hope I can shake off this flu pretty soon.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Manjeet	-	Indian (Sikh)
Yavor	-	Bulgarian
Clarissa	[klə'risə]
Glaucus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Yating	-	Chinese
Arber	['a:rbə]