Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing shut, including its inflections. Clear word filter
2 idioms
shut up shop
CEFR B2to stop working for the day or to close a business permanently
Informal
put up or shut up
CEFR C1prove a claim through action or stop making it
Informal