I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a door opens/closes/shuts
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We were still waiting for the train doors to open.
a door slams/bangs (shut) (= shuts loudly )
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I heard the front door slam.
a door slides open/shut (= moves smoothly to the side or back again )
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The lift doors slid open and we got in.
a door swings open/shut (= moves forward to open or backwards to shut )
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The door swung shut behind me.
banged shut
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The window banged shut .
blow (sth) open/shut
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A sudden draught blew the door shut .
clamped...shut
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Creed opened his mouth to speak, then clamped it shut .
click open/shut (= open with a short hard sound )
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I heard the gate at the front of the house click open.
closed/shut
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All the windows were closed.
close/shut a drawer
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She shut the drawer and locked it with a small key.
close/shut a gate
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Please close the gate.
close/shut a window
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She shut the window firmly.
close/shut (down) a factory
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The factory was closed down in 2006.
close/shut your eyes
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Joe closed his eyes and tried to get back to sleep.
open/close/shut the door
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I opened the door and Dad was standing there.
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Can you close the door as you go out?
open/shut/close your mouth
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He opened his mouth wide so the doctor could examine his throat.
pull sth open/shut
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She pulled open the door and hurried inside.
push sth open/shut
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I slowly pushed the door open.
shut down a computer (= close the programs and stop it working )
shut/close with a click
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The front door shut with a click.
shut...gob
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Jean told him to shut his gob .
slammed...shut
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He slammed the door shut .
snap (sth) open/shut
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She snapped her briefcase shut.
spring open/shut
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The gate sprang shut behind them.
swing open/shut
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The heavy door swung shut.
tight shut
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I kept my eyes tight shut .
zip sth shut/open
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Olsen zipped the bag shut.
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He zipped open the case unfastened it .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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London compared to Paris and New York: everything shut away .
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The sleds stayed in garages, the biscuit pans shut away in cupboards.
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Too shut away for me, too uninspiring, this work bored me.
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It brought back the long months of bitterness and loneliness she had suffered, shut away on her father's estate.
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It would be a bit tricky for the count to keep her shut away if they were staying with him.
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A lot of people are classed as mad and shut away without any need.
down
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It will be constantly monitored and if conditions change too quickly it will automatically shut down .
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We stayed strapped in our seats with the Hueys shut down .
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This mode is attained by shutting down the eyelids.
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Emergencies were declared in six states as airports were shut down , stranding travelers across the country.
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One of the worst offenders, the Polam lighting factory at Rzeszow, has already been shut down .
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I started to tell him, but everything in my mind shut down .
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Can Making Belfast Work be improved or should it be shut down to make way for alternative policies?
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You can keep the factory shut down and unproductive, or you can clear it out and get to work.
off
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But the idea was rejected, because it would have shut off supplies to the refugees.
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The layer contains enough dust to shut off sunlight from the surface of the planet for several months to a year.
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Derek and I drove down there and shut off the whole barn, preventing all means of getting in or out.
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A large delivery van was almost blocking the narrow street, its high sides nearly shutting off the daylight from her windows.
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Virginia and Peter Stillman were shut off from him now.
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The result amazed them: the Il-4 killed the mice by shutting off a vital part of their immune system.
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And the great Tretyakov art gallery may have its utilities shut off for nonpayment of bills.
out
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I want to shut out the noise.
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To be shut out at home in two of the last four games is very weird and totally unexpected.
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I was learning to shut out the daily discomforts, however, either by looking around, or by playing mental games.
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Shall I ever be able to shut out the sight and the sound?
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The doors moved towards each other, shutting out the stars.
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It was as if some one had shut out all the sound in the world.
tight
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She lay with her eyes tight shut and her mind held to a determined blank.
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The doors leading into the halls of real political and economic power and influence were still shut tight against us.
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He was sitting on the floor among the cracker wrappings and the crumbs, his shoulders shaking, his eyes tight shut .
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Lily froze underneath him, her eyes tight shut .
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They were shut tight , without a crack to see through.
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She screwed her eyes tight shut , trying to forget the images of last night.
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And still, the public schools are shut tight .
tightly
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In the hottest months these curtains would be tightly shut in one more effort to get away from the heat and glare.
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Above, its transom is covered with plywood and nailed tightly shut .
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Hari sighed and, pressing her eyes tightly shut , felt unequal to the task before her.
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Squeezing her eyes so tightly shut that they looked like senile lips, Mary began to gabble.
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She squeezed her eyes shut tightly , feeling the sting of tears behind her eyelids.
up
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Even with Emily I didn't shut up , and we have always had the capacity for shutting up.
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It is time to put up or shut up.
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Mr Washington mumbled something about telling her to shut up .
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Sometimes, though, we can be so afraid of what other people think that we shut up rather than speak up.
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When the Maggot became too boring about football I told him cricketing stories until he shut up .
■ NOUN
click
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The front door shut with a click .
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It shut with a satisfying click .
door
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The doors are shut , but not locked.
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The front door shut with its usual clatter.
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I hauled the door shut behind me, in time to see the office door opening.
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I said, slamming the door shut .
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Jamie backed away, laughing, and slammed the door shut behind him.
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The van doors were shut and locked, and it took off.
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There were steps leading out of it and at the top a door three quarters shut .
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The office door banged shut and the Monsignor groaned.
gate
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She was on call to open and shut the gates at any hour, in any weather.
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Water managers have already shut a gate north of the crash site to reduce the southerly flow of water.
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He shut the gate behind Willie and the wetness from the top splashed into his face.
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If it shut the gate at night, the traffic would cease.
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He shut the gate then just ran straight out on to the road.
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But the town remained steadfastly loyal to the Old King and shut its gates against him.
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Others were fighting to shut the gate , pushing against the sheer bodyweight of the beasts in the gateway.
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She glanced back as she shut the gate behind her.
mind
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She shut her mind from any thoughts of what it all meant.
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I took my revenge by shutting him out of mind .
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She lay with her eyes tight shut and her mind held to a determined blank.
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I shut my mind to the consequences, positioned my hands, and pushed.
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After that she shut him out of her mind once again.
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She closed her eyes, as if by doing so she could shut him out of her mind .
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Then I shut my mind to the picture that her words had conjured, for after all - what did it matter?
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Lorton shut his mind to that.
mouth
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I don't believe she could keep her mouth shut .
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To make matters worse, I had to keep my mouth shut whenever he was around.
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She opened her mouth and shut it.
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With her mouth shut her face seemed to shrink.
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His mouth kept opening and shutting as if he was trying to say something.
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For one, a mistress who kept her mouth shut .
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This is all from Gran so keep your mouth shut .
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If I would only keep my mouth shut more often, I thought, I would fit in better everywhere.
plant
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Ford shut down some plants for a two-week period.
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We did this or we shut down and if they wanted the latter we should shut down our plants immediately.
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National groups could only find outlets for their own beer by acquiring smaller companies and shutting down their brewing plant .
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A company statement that these might shut down plants implies that their polluting operations would otherwise continue.
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The fire, apparently caused by a short circuit, triggered an automatic safety system that shut down the plant .
shop
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It's not like being on shore where once the patients are gone you shut up shop and go home.
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But as shopping habits changed many traders shut up shop and moved out blaming recession, traffic restrictions and fewer bus routes.
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Keith Rodwell, Ipswich Witches' commercial manager, shuts up shop after last night's match with Wolverhampton was rained off.
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Time to shut up shop and get to know each other again.
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We might just as well shut up shop .
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They need ways of shutting up shop , or at least of enduring, when conditions are simply impossible.
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I think we should shut up shop , if you don't mind.
trap
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Usually Gloria told her to shut her trap .
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He didn't annoy her and she shut her almighty trap .
window
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He drove with the windows shut .
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Most of the doors and windows are shut to keep out the heat; outside, the heat is alive.
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He nods at us through the car window , then snaps shut the central-locking, making himself secure.
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The room was cold, the windows froze shut .
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The window is welded shut which is just as well.
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The windows were now nailed shut and draped.
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They also had to keep windows shut during services and soundproof the room.
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He pulled the window shut behind him and it closed with a click, the lock falling firmly back in place.
■ VERB
open
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He opened and shut the drawers and the flap and found what he expected.
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It has a thickly soft, two-beat thud, like the sound of a heavy door being repeatedly opened and shut .
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She opened her mouth and shut it.
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You know how to keep your eyes open and your mouth shut .
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She was on call to open and shut the gates at any hour, in any weather.
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George climbed over the gate while Willie opened and shut it neatly behind him.
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It opened , then swung shut .
tell
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Usually Gloria told her to shut her trap.
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I wanted to scream, to tell the kid5 to shut their mouths and go to hell.
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I just tell him to shut up and give him a sharp rap across the knuckles.
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There would be others to choose from, I told myself, shutting the door once again to my first big love.
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I just don't like being told to shut up!
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I told him to shut up and I seized the door handle and gave it a good tug.
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Just tell me to shut up any time you like.
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Need to return to the office? Tell him to shut it off again.
try
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When I come back Mr Jackson is trying to shut my suitcase.
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Before the film was released, Hearst tried to have it shut down.
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He leaned on his bedroom door, as if trying to shut out the world.
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I tried to shut the door quietly.
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I tried to shut out these abominations and concentrate on Marine One seat assignments.
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He just tries to shut you down.
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Jerome would open his mouth and Mr Washington would try to shut it for him.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
can do sth with your eyes shut/closed
close/shut your ears to sth
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At first, I closed my ears to what I did not want to hear.
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Claudia sank down on to her bed and tried to shut her ears to the sound of him in the next room.
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Don't close your ears to the world and don't give up.
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He tried to close his ears to the plea.
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Rincewind tried to shut his ears to the grating voice beside him.
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She heard the boys hurling abuse at her, shouting to her to stop, but she shut her ears to them.
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She wanted to close her ears to it.
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Sometimes she even managed to shut her ears to the arguments going on around her.
close/shut your eyes to sth
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We can't close our eyes to the fact that our town has a gang problem.
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I've closed my eyes to your activities long enough.
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If we must sometimes close our eyes to open them in the myth dimension, so be it.
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On a sob Ruth swallowed hard and closed her eyes to the burning sun overhead.
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On the other hand the very same development increases their tendency to close their eyes to the future.
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Prayer May we never become so worldly that we close our eyes to the miracle and mystery of life.
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The need to push came again, and Jane closed her eyes to concentrate.
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They could not shut their eyes to the ugly and degrading side of wine-drinking and see only the delightful side.
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Turning off the light, she slid back under the covers and closed her eyes to sleep fitfully until noon.
keep your mouth shut
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He just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.
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You'd better keep your mouth shut about this.
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After the incident Ninham, of Hilda Street, gave both boys £5 and told them to keep their mouths shut.
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For one, a mistress who kept her mouth shut.
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I don't believe she could keep her mouth shut.
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If I would only keep my mouth shut more often, I thought, I would fit in better everywhere.
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In the end, I kept my mouth shut.
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It would be best to keep our mouths shut and let justice take its course.
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This is all from Gran so keep your mouth shut.
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You want to be off the record, keep your mouth shut.
keep your trap shut
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Tell him to keep his trap shut and let me ask the questions.
shut up shop
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But as shopping habits changed many traders shut up shop and moved out blaming recession, traffic restrictions and fewer bus routes.
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I think we should shut up shop , if you don't mind.
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It's not like being on shore where once the patients are gone you shut up shop and go home.
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Keith Rodwell, Ipswich Witches' commercial manager, shuts up shop after last night's match with Wolverhampton was rained off.
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They need ways of shutting up shop , or at least of enduring, when conditions are simply impossible.
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Time to shut up shop and get to know each other again.
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We might just as well shut up shop .
shut your trap!
shut/close the door on sth
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A loss in this election will not necessarily close the door on the campaign.
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Come in, lads, come in and shut the door on the fog.
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Even so, Wickham was not ready to shut the door on the possibility.
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Imagine asking that they close the door on me so I can see what it feels like.
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It watched her, unwinking, until she reached the room behind the shop and shut the door on its crimson gaze.
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Lucker murmurs something to Jasper and leads him away closing the door on me.
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She closed the door on them.
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The previous owner had used a bathroom off one of the bedrooms as storage and simply closed the door on it.
shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Come in and shut the door behind you.
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Did you hear the back door shut ?
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She heard Charlotte downstairs shutting the windows, and locking up for the night.
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She lay down on the bed and shut her eyes.
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Someone had shut the gate to stop the sheep getting out onto the road.
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You'd better shut the window.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Shut up, shut up, shut up.
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But on game day, security shut that down.
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He shut the door behind him as quietly as possible.
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Hundreds of miners ringed the Port of Mobile and shut down the whole port.
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I remember this and smile, clamping my mouth shut as Wiggen goes into action.
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Then I clamped my mouth shut again.
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This time the car stopped and a door banged shut .
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With a small exclamation she snapped the book shut , but before she could get to her feet Marc glanced up.
II. adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
can do sth with your eyes shut/closed
close/shut your ears to sth
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At first, I closed my ears to what I did not want to hear.
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Claudia sank down on to her bed and tried to shut her ears to the sound of him in the next room.
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Don't close your ears to the world and don't give up.
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He tried to close his ears to the plea.
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Rincewind tried to shut his ears to the grating voice beside him.
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She heard the boys hurling abuse at her, shouting to her to stop, but she shut her ears to them.
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She wanted to close her ears to it.
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Sometimes she even managed to shut her ears to the arguments going on around her.
close/shut your eyes to sth
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We can't close our eyes to the fact that our town has a gang problem.
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I've closed my eyes to your activities long enough.
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If we must sometimes close our eyes to open them in the myth dimension, so be it.
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On a sob Ruth swallowed hard and closed her eyes to the burning sun overhead.
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On the other hand the very same development increases their tendency to close their eyes to the future.
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Prayer May we never become so worldly that we close our eyes to the miracle and mystery of life.
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The need to push came again, and Jane closed her eyes to concentrate.
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They could not shut their eyes to the ugly and degrading side of wine-drinking and see only the delightful side.
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Turning off the light, she slid back under the covers and closed her eyes to sleep fitfully until noon.
keep your mouth shut
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He just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.
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You'd better keep your mouth shut about this.
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After the incident Ninham, of Hilda Street, gave both boys £5 and told them to keep their mouths shut.
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For one, a mistress who kept her mouth shut.
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I don't believe she could keep her mouth shut.
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If I would only keep my mouth shut more often, I thought, I would fit in better everywhere.
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In the end, I kept my mouth shut.
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It would be best to keep our mouths shut and let justice take its course.
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This is all from Gran so keep your mouth shut.
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You want to be off the record, keep your mouth shut.
keep your trap shut
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Tell him to keep his trap shut and let me ask the questions.
put up or shut up
shut up shop
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But as shopping habits changed many traders shut up shop and moved out blaming recession, traffic restrictions and fewer bus routes.
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I think we should shut up shop , if you don't mind.
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It's not like being on shore where once the patients are gone you shut up shop and go home.
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Keith Rodwell, Ipswich Witches' commercial manager, shuts up shop after last night's match with Wolverhampton was rained off.
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They need ways of shutting up shop , or at least of enduring, when conditions are simply impossible.
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Time to shut up shop and get to know each other again.
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We might just as well shut up shop .
shut your trap!
shut/close the door on sth
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A loss in this election will not necessarily close the door on the campaign.
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Come in, lads, come in and shut the door on the fog.
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Even so, Wickham was not ready to shut the door on the possibility.
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Imagine asking that they close the door on me so I can see what it feels like.
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It watched her, unwinking, until she reached the room behind the shop and shut the door on its crimson gaze.
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Lucker murmurs something to Jasper and leads him away closing the door on me.
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She closed the door on them.
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The previous owner had used a bathroom off one of the bedrooms as storage and simply closed the door on it.
shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
squeeze your eyes shut
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He squeezed his eyes shut and swore silently to give himself courage.
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Isabel squeezed her eyes shut for a second.
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Just in case, he also crossed his legs and squeezed his eyes shut.
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She squeezed her eyes shut and clenched her fists tight.
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She squeezed her eyes shut tightly, feeling the sting of tears behind her eyelids.
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Shiona gripped the steering-wheel and squeezed her eyes shut and slowly counted up to ten.
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The boy squeezed his eyes shut and stopped moving.
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With a groan she squeezed her eyes shut.
wedge sth open/shut
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He sat with his eyes tightly shut .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cameron was staring at the shut door.
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Her eyes kept flickering shut , though, and they finally stayed closed as she gently snoozed.
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I heard a car pull up in front of the apartment and heard the door slam shut .
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She gives this a silken hinge and attaches gravel to its underside so that it will fall shut under its own weight.
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She was snapped out of her reverie as the door clicked shut and the secretary left them alone again.
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The door slammed shut and he bolted it.
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The doors slammed shut and the grey van drove off towards the exit, rejoining the northward rush of motorway traffic.
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Then the door slammed shut and next moment she was asleep.