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idioms using “shut”
Shut out
To exclude, avoid
“After Ikada-san’s father passed away, she shut everyone out.”
Shut in
To be confined to a location, unable to leave
“She has been shut in since she broke her hip last month.”
Shut the door on
Give up, lose the opportunity
“With his low entrance examination scores, he shut the door on a university education.”
Shut one’s eyes to
Pretend that something isn’t happening, refuse to acknowledge
“The auditor couldn’t just shut his eyes to the fact that company funds had been misused.”
Shut up shop
To close down a business
“Several of the retailers on the shopping street shut up shop due to the economic slowdown.”