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shut down
/ʃˈʌt dˈaʊn/
/ʃˈʌt dˈaʊn/
to shut down
[VERB] MAIN VERB
[phrase form: shut]
3
to dismiss, refuse, or rebuff someone's ideas, proposals, or advances, often in a direct or abrupt manner
Examples
1. Twenty nineteens pro-democracy protests effectively shut down commerce.
2. The Iranian authorities shut down the internet.
3. All leftist media shut down.
4. This medication shuts down your estrogen and progesterone.
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