- shut someone out
- prevent an opponent from scoring in a game.→ shut
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
shut someone out
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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 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
ˌshut sb ˈout — phrasal verb to not allow someone to enter a particular place … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lock someone out — KEEP OUT, shut out, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to; exclude, bar, debar, ban. → lock * * * 1) keep someone out of a room or building by locking the door 2) (of an employer) subject employees to a lockout … Useful english dictionary
shut someone/thing in/out — confine or exclude by closing something such as a door. → shut … English new terms dictionary
freeze someone out — (informal) EXCLUDE, leave out, shut out, cut out, ignore, ostracize, spurn, snub, shun, cut, cut dead, turn one s back on, cold shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, leave out in the cold; Brit. send to Coventry; Brit. informal blank. →… … Useful english dictionary
lock someone out of — we were locked out of the conference Syn: keep out of, shut out of/from, refuse entrance to, deny admittance to; exclude from, bar from, debar from, ban from … Thesaurus of popular words
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 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
