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put up the shutters

put up the shut·ter
P p

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo t uhp stressed th ee shuht-er]
    • /pʊt ʌp stressed ði ˈʃʌt ər/
    • /ˈpʊt ʌp ðə ˈʃʌt.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t uhp stressed th ee shuht-er]
    • /pʊt ʌp stressed ði ˈʃʌt ər/

Definitions of put up the shutters words

  • noun put up the shutters to close business at the end of the day or permanently 0
  • verb put up the shutters (cricket) to bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible. 0
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Parts of speech for Put up the shutters

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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put up the shutters popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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