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shut off

Meaning: If a machine, a system or a supply shuts off, or is shut off by someone, it stops.

Synonym: turn off

For example:

  • shut off Our gas has been shut off because we didn't pay the bill on time.

  • shut sth off The engine will shut itself off if starts to overheat.

Quick Quiz:

Did you remember to shut off the electricity and the gas
  1. before you left home for your holiday?
  2. when you got home?
  3. when you started to drive?

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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