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
Buck	[bʌk]
Luigina	-	Italian
Pancratius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Nicky	NIK-ee	English
Petter	-	Swedish, Norwegian
Oliviero	o-lee-VYE-ro	Italian