bring/put down the shutters

bring down the shutters

To stop thinking or talking about something. Mom has tried to bring down the shutters on John's death, but I know she's still very upset about it. You need to bring down the shutters on that idea—it will only bring us trouble. It's been three years since we broke up, but I still can't seem to bring down the shutters on our relationship.

See also: bring, down, shutter

put down the shutters

To stop thinking or talking about something. Mom has tried to put down the shutters on John's death, but I know she's still very upset about it.

See also: down, put, shutter

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ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshutters

stop letting somebody know what your thoughts or feelings are; stop letting yourself think about something: He brought down the shutters on the terrible image of the car accident.

See also: bring, down, put, shutter

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