PHRASAL VERB OF THE DAY - 458 {SHUT} {Shut down} stop operating or cause something to stop operating, either temporarily or permanently The factory shuts down for three weeks every summer. / The business was losing so much money that the owner had to shut it down. {Shut off} stop or cease to operate, especially of a gas supply, electricity supply, etc, or an electrical or mechanical device; cause something to do this, especially by means of a switch He always shut off his electricity and gas when he went on holiday. / I’ve turned the key but the engine won’t shut off. {Shut off (from)} isolate yourself or cease to communicate with other people She has threatened to shut herself off from the family. {Shut up} stop or cause somebody to stop talking or making a noise; often used in the imperative to express anger or irritation Oh, shut up! I’m trying to work. r He shut up when he realised nobody was listening to him. / Can’t you shut those noisy children up? {Shut up (in)} keep somebody or something locked in a room, box, safe place, etc He shut the girl up in the house and refused to allow her to leave. / She kept her jewellery shut up in a safe. taken from the GLOBAL ELT ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 13:00:00 +0000