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
Lizzie	LIZ-ee	English
Gwynn	-	Welsh
Enok	E-nok (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Jacqui	JAK-ee	English (British)
KristÍNa	-	Slovak
BronisŁAwa	braw-nee-SWAH-vah	Polish