Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единиц

[shrug off] or [shrug away]{v.} To act as if you are not interested and do not care about something; not mind; not let yourself be bothered or hurt by. •/Alan shrugged off our questions; he would not tell us what had happened./ •/Muriel shrugged away every attempt to comfort her./ •/The ballplayer shrugged off the booing of the fans./ •/Jim cut his hand but he tied a cloth around it and shrugged it away./

[shudder to think]{v. phr.} To be afraid; hate to think about something. •/The professor is so strict I shudder to think what his final exam questions will be like./

[shut] See: KEEP ONE’S MOUTH SHUT, PUT UP or SHUT UP, CLOSE ONE’S EYES.

[shut down] See: CLOSE DOWN.

[shut-eye]{n.}, {slang} Sleep. •/It’s very late. We’d better get some shut-eye./ •/I’m 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 one’s eyes] See: CLOSE ONE’S 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 Tom’s 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 you’ll shut up for a minute, I’ll tell you our plan./ Syn.: BUTTON YOUR LIP, DRY UP(3), KEEP ONE’S MOUTH SHUT. 2. To close the doors and windows of. •/We got the house shut up only minutes before the storm hit./ 3. To close and lock for a definite period of time. •/The Smiths always spend Labor Day shutting up their summer home for the year./ •/We got to the store only to find that the owner had shut up shop for the weekend./ 4. To confine. •/That dog bites. It should be shut up./ •/John has been shut up with a cold all week./

[shy] See: ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY and BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE.

[shy away] or [shy off]{v.} To avoid; seem frightened or nervous. •/The boys shied away from our questions./ •/The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it./

[sick] See: TAKE ILL or TAKE SICK.

[sick and tired]{adj.} 1. Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or continued too long; exasperated; annoyed. •/Jane was sick and tired of always having to wait for Bill, so when he didn’t arrive on time she left without him./ •/John is sick and tired of having his studies interrupted./ •/I’ve been studying all day, and I’m sick and tired of it./ Compare: FED UP.