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
Consuela	[kɔn'sweilə]
&Aelig;Thelwine	-	Anglo-Saxon
AmÉLie	a-me-LEE	French
Luanna	loo-AN-ə	English (Rare)
Levent	-	Turkish
Fausto	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese