shut something off

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• shut something off — shut (someone/something) off to separate someone or something from others. A major interstate highway shuts the area off from the rest of the city. When her husband died she shut herself off from everyone. They just wanted to shut off all the… …   New idioms dictionary

• shut something off from something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈoff from sth derived to separate sb/sth from sth • Bosnia is shut off from the Adriatic by the mountains. Main entry: ↑shutderived …   Useful english dictionary

• shut off or shut something off — stop or cause something to stop flowing or working. → shut …   English new terms dictionary

• shut someone off — shut (someone/something) off to separate someone or something from others. A major interstate highway shuts the area off from the rest of the city. When her husband died she shut herself off from everyone. They just wanted to shut off all the… …   New idioms dictionary

• shut yourself off (from something) — ˌshut yourself ˈoff (from sth) derived to avoid seeing people or having contact with anyone • Martin shut himself off from the world to write his book. Main entry: ↑shutderived …   Useful english dictionary

• ˌshut sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to stop the flow of something such as water or electricity …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• shut somebody off from something — ˌshut sb/sth ˈoff from sth derived to separate sb/sth from sth • Bosnia is shut off from the Adriatic by the mountains. Main entry: ↑shutderived …   Useful english dictionary

• turn something off — SWITCH OFF, shut off, put off, extinguish, deactivate; informal kill, cut. → turn * * * stop the operation or flow of something by means of a valve, switch, or button remember to turn off the gas ■ operate a valve or switch in order to do this *… …   Useful english dictionary

• switch something off — TURN OFF, shut off, stop, cut, halt, deactivate. → switch * * * turn off an electrical device ■ switch off informal cease to pay attention as he waffles on, I switch off * * * ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived …   Useful english dictionary

• seal something off — Syn: close off, shut off, cordon off, fence off, isolate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary