put down the shutters

put down the shutters
ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshutters idiom
to stop letting sb know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about sth

He brought down the shutters on the image of the dying girl.

Main entry:shutteridiom

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