shut out
phrasal verbshut somebody/something out (of something)
- to prevent somebody/something from entering a place
- Mum, Ben keeps shutting me out of the bedroom!
- sunglasses that shut out 99 per cent of the sun’s harmful rays
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- to not allow a person to share or be part of your thoughts; to stop yourself from having particular feelings
- I wanted to shut John out of my life for ever.
- She learned to shut out her angry feelings.
- If you shut me out, how can I help you?