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
Mayeso	mah-YAY-so	Southern African, Chewa
Hena	-	Yiddish
Dugan	['du:gən]
Clifton	KLIF-tən	English
Thaddaeus	-	Biblical
Emmie	EM-ee	English