bring down the shutters
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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.
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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.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017