to shut sth up in
11shut — 1 /SVt/ verb past tense and past participle past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting 1 (I, T) to close something, or to become closed: The door shut with a bang. | She lay down on her bed and shut her eyes. | Laruelle put… …
12shut*/*/*/ — [ʃʌt] (past tense past participle shut) verb [I/T] I 1) to close something, or to become closed Ant: open Sandra shut the book and put it down on the table.[/ex] Shut the gate or the dog will get out.[/ex] I heard the front door shut.[/ex] 2)… …
13shut off — UK US shut (sth) off Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [T] COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT if a supply or process is shut off or someone shuts it off, it stops: »The committee has the power to shut off funds …
14shut 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… …
15shut your ears to something — phrase to refuse to listen to something, usually something bad She shut her ears to all their complaints. Thesaurus: to fail or refuse to listensynonym Main entry: shut * * * shut/close your ˈears to sth idiom to refuse to li …
16shut somebody off from something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈoff from sth derived to separate sb/sth from sth • Bosnia is shut off from the Adriatic by the mountains. Main entry: ↑shutderived …
17shut something off from something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈoff from sth derived to separate sb/sth from sth • Bosnia is shut off from the Adriatic by the mountains. Main entry: ↑shutderived …
18shut your eyes to something — phrase to refuse to pay attention to something, usually something bad We can no longer shut our eyes to what’s happening to these children. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym to ignore something, or to not… …
19shut somebody up in something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈup (in sth) derived to keep sb/sth in a place and prevent them from going anywhere Main entry: ↑shutderived …
20shut something up in something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈup (in sth) derived to keep sb/sth in a place and prevent them from going anywhere Main entry: ↑shutderived …
