We tried to get into the stadium, but they shut us out because there was no more room.
•My parents shut out their children when they made important decisions.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
shut someone/thing in/out — confine or exclude by closing something such as a door. → shut … English new terms dictionary
shut someone/something out — 1 he shut me out of the house: LOCK OUT, keep out, refuse entrance to. 2 she shut out the memories: BLOCK, suppress. 3 the bamboo shut out the light: KEEP OUT, block out, screen, veil … Useful english dictionary
shut (someone) out — 1. to prevent a competitor from scoring any points. The Braves shut out the Dodgers today, 7–0. 2. to prevent someone from being a part of something. She shut him out of her world and had nothing to do with him. A group of African American… … New idioms dictionary
shut out — verb prevent from entering; shut out (Freq. 3) The trees were shutting out all sunlight This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country • Syn: ↑exclude, ↑keep out, ↑shut • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shut up — I verb 1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (Freq. 6) The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑belt up, ↑button up … Useful english dictionary
shut — verb (shuts, shutting; past and past participle shut) 1》 move or cause to move into position to block an opening. ↘block an opening into (something) by moving a lid or similar participle ↘(usu. shut someone/thing in/out) confine or… … English new terms dictionary
shut — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shut — shut1 [ ʃʌt ] (past tense and past participle shut) verb *** 1. ) transitive to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer: Please shut the door behind you. Shut the gate or the dog will get out. Don t worry about the curtains, I ll… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on … Dictionary of contemporary English
shut out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you shut something or someone out, you prevent them from getting into a place, for example by closing the doors. [V n P of n] I shut him out of the bedroom, says Maureen... [V P n (not pron)] I was set to shut out anyone else… … English dictionary
shut out of — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms shut out of : present tense I/you/we/they shut out of he/she/it shuts out of present participle shutting out of past tense shut out of past participle shut out of shut someone out of something … English dictionary
