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71shut up — 1) stop talking Please shut up and let someone else speak for a change. 2) close the doors and windows of a building for a period of time We decided to shut up our cottage for the summer as we would not use it anymore. 3) confine We have to shut… …
72shut up — informal Syn: be quiet, keep quiet, stop talking, quieten down; informal shut it, shut your face/mouth/trap, belt up, give it a rest; Brit.; informal shut your gob; N.Amer.; informal save it …
73ˌshut (sb) ˈup — phrasal verb impolite to stop talking or making a noise, or to make someone stop talking or making a noise Why don t you shut up?[/ex] Can t you shut the kids up for just five minutes?[/ex] I wish he d shut up about his holiday.[/ex] …
74shut — close, shut verbs. Close has a greater implication of formality and politeness than does shut, which often sounds merely peremptory. Close the door suggests an invitation and can have undertones of intimacy, whereas Shut the door is a more… …
75shut — see a shut mouth catches no flies a door must either be shut or open when one door shuts, another opens it is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted …
76shut — See: KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, PUT UP or SHUT UP, CLOSE ONE S EYES …
77shut — See: KEEP ONE S MOUTH SHUT, PUT UP or SHUT UP, CLOSE ONE S EYES …
78shut-in — I. noun Date: 1891 1. a person who is confined to home, a room, or bed because of illness or incapacity 2. a narrow gorge shaped part of an otherwise wide valley 3. available oil or gas which is not being produced from an existing well II.… …
79shut — 1. verb /ʃʌt/ a) To close, to stop from being open. Please shut the door. b) To close, to stop being open. The li …
80shut — See close, shut. See close, shut …
