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Phrasal verbs starting with "shift"

4 phrasal verbs use this verb

shift about
B2

To move around restlessly or to change position or location repeatedly.

shift in
C1

A non-standard or context-specific expression occasionally used to mean moving into a position or space.

shift off
C1

To transfer responsibility, blame, or a burden onto someone else; to get rid of an obligation by passing it to another.

shift out
C1

An informal, chiefly British/dialectal expression meaning to leave a place or move out of a position.