can't shake

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can’t get away from; can’t escape

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Johnny Depp has had a lot of roles in his life, but he may be most well known for playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. The fourth movie in the series, On Stranger Tides, just came out, and Depp says he can’t shake his pirate alter-ego.

But why would Johnny want to shake Jack Sparrow? He isn’t talking about picking him up and physically moving him back and forth. He isn’t talking about disturbing him emotionally, either. Those are both meanings of the verb “shake.” But in this case, Depp is using the word in a different sense.

When someone says he can’t shake something, it means he can’t escape it or get rid of it. Johnny Depp can’t shake Jack Sparrow, meaning he can’t get away from his own character. In some way, the character is a part of him. They’ll always be mates.

Is there anything that you can’t shake right now? Have you ever had an annoying person in your life who you couldn’t shake, no matter how hard you tried?

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“I can’t shake this bad feeling I’ve had all week.”

“I wish my little brother would leave me alone, but I can’t shake him.”

“Kobe Bryant can’t shake his reputation as a bad boy.”

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	Can't get rid of by cubi1604
	In this case that means 'can not get rid of' him. by Talia Do
	He can't get rid of Jack by xin7
	can't get rid of him/it by Bitten by an Arab bug

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