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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 lawyers charged that the law firm shut them out. Movies like his are so unusual that they're basically shut out of consideration for an Oscar. See also: shut shut out something 1. to prevent something from entering a place. The thick glass windows shut out most of the traffic noise. My eyes can't stand bright light, so I keep the curtains closed to shut the sunlight out. 2. to not think about something. She can't shut out the memory of the accident. See also: shut |
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It was dense enough to shut out everything from the light of the coach-lamps but these its own workings, and a few yards of road; and the reek of the labouring horses steamed into it, as if they had made it all. The high marble wall extended all around the place and shut out all the rest of the world. Having given that advice, he returned to his room, and shut out the horrid fresh air with a loud exclamation of relief. |
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