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
Rina (1)	REE-nah	Italian, Dutch
Ettie	ET-ee	English
Cramer	['kreimə]
Jasmine	JAZ-min (English), zhas-MEEN (French)	English, French
Rosalie	ro-za-LEE (French), RO-zə-lee (English)	French, German, Dutch, English
Kobus	KO-bus	Dutch