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Definition of
slough off phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
slough off
phrasal verb
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slough something
off
(formal)
to get rid of something that you no longer want
Responsibilities are not sloughed off so easily.
See
slough off
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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