shut

shut idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with shut, also see close (shut) down; close (shut) one's eyes to; close (shut) the door on; keep one's mouth shut; open and shut case; put up or shut up.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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