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61shoot sth down — UK US shoot sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot) ► INFORMAL to criticize someone s ideas or suggestions and stop them being accepted: »All three proposals were shot down by the Finance Committee …
62shut sth down — UK US shut (sth) down Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [I or T] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating: »The unit, which can process 70,000… …
63stave sth off — UK US stave sth off Phrasal Verb with stave({{}}/steɪv/ verb ► to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily: »We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September …
64switch sth off — UK US switch sth off/on Phrasal Verb with switch({{}}/swɪtʃ/ verb ► to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: »Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight …
65switch sth off/on — UK US switch sth off/on Phrasal Verb with switch({{}}/swɪtʃ/ verb ► to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: »Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight …
66switch sth on — UK US switch sth off/on Phrasal Verb with switch({{}}/swɪtʃ/ verb ► to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch: »Mobiles must remain switched off throughout the flight …
67vote sth down — UK US vote sth down Phrasal Verb with vote({{}}/vəʊt/ verb [I or T] GOVERNMENT, MEETINGS ► to stop something such as a law or plan by voting against it: »Shareholders voted down three pay related proposals …
68ˈchange (sth) into sth — phrasal verb to stop being in one condition or form and start being in another, or to make something do this At what point does boiling water change into steam?[/ex] …
69ˈrid sb/sth of sb/sth — phrasal verb to stop a person or thing being affected by something that is annoying, unpleasant, or harmful, by removing it a movement to rid the world of nuclear weapons[/ex] …
70ˌturn sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to stop using a piece of equipment or a supply of gas, electricity, or water by pressing, turning, or moving something Ant: turn sth on Will you turn the television off, please?[/ex] The emergency crew turned off the power and gas… …
