eine Last abschütteln

to shake off a burden

Türkçe: yükten kurtulmak

Noun

Last f.

Verb

abschütteln

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Nach der Trennung schüttelte er die Last der Vergangenheit ab.

How it is used

Means 'to shake off a burden' – freeing oneself from a problem or responsibility. Figurative/neutral register. Use when someone quits a stressful job to regain peace of mind. Nuance: implies relief, not just avoidance.

Other verbs that go with Last

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine Last seinto be a burden
• jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
• jdm. etw. zur Last legento blame someone for something
• die Last verteilento distribute the burden
• die Last tragento bear the burden

All collocations with Last