Italian irredentism in Malta

Wed better get some shut-eye./ /Im going to get some shut-eye before the game./ Compare: FORTY WINKS. [shut off]{v.} 1. To make (something like water or electricity) stop coming. /Please shut off the hose before the grass gets too wet./ Compare: TURN OFF. 2. To be apart; be separated from; also to separate from. /Our camp is so far from the highway we feel shut off from the world when we are there./ /The sow is so bad tempered we had to shut it off from its piglets./ [shut ones eyes] See: CLOSE ONES EYES. [shut out]{v.} 1. To prevent from coming in; block. /During World War II, Malta managed to shut out most of the Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen./ /The boys were annoyed by Toms telling club secrets and shut him out of their meeting./ 2. To prevent (an opposing team) from scoring throughout an entire game. /The Dodgers shut out the Reds, 5-0./ [shut the door] See: CLOSE THE DOOR. [shut up]{v.} 1. {informal} To stop talking. /Little Ruthie told Father about his birthday surprise before Mother could shut her up./Often used as a command; usually considered rude. /Shut up and let Joe say something./ /If youll shut up for a minute, Ill tell you our plan./ Syn.: BUTTON YOUR LIP, DRY UP(3), KEEP ONES MOUTH SHUT. 2 ...»