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What is "shut someone out"?

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Rebecca

To "shut out" means to block or prevent something from coming in. So to "shut someone out" means to ignore someone or cut someone out of your life and prevent them from having a relationship with you. Ex: He closed the curtains so he could shut out the light. Ex: She won't tell me why she's mad at me. She's completely shut me out. Ex: After we broke up I shut him out.

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