give oneself a shake
English translation: shake body
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| 18:14 Jan 8, 2018 |
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|  Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 18:03 | ||||||
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4 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +7
peer agreement (net): +7shake body Explanation: Yes, I think it does sound like a physical shake; but probably not just shaking the head — although people might sometimes do that, as if, for example, to try to shake an image or an idea out of their head: "Ooh, I don't even want to think of that!" But possibly more likely is a shake of say part of the upper boddy, shoulders etc. — as if in some way trying to shake off something unwanted clinging to one's back, for example; or perhaps like a kind of shiver: "Oh, that's too horrible to think about!" |
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