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pulls the shutters down

pulls the shutters down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the shutters down.

Meaning of pull the shutters down

Verb

pull the shutters down (third-person singular simple present pulls the shutters down, present participle pulling the shutters down, simple past and past participle pulled the shutters down)

  1. (idiomatic) To shut down, terminate, or ignore.
    • There are times when we have to pull the shutters down on all the irritating aspects of our lives and retreat into the peace and quiet of our own inner dreamworld where the sun is shining and we are doing our own thing.1987, Eric Taylor, Be Fit Through Your Forties, page 68

Questions about pulls the shutters down

What is pulls the shutters down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls the shutters down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the shutters down.

Words near pulls the shutters down in the dictionary

  1. pulls the other leg
  2. pulls the pin
  3. pulls the plug
  4. pulls the rug
  5. pulls the rug out from under
  6. pulls the shutters down
  7. pulls the string
  8. pulls the trigger
  9. pulls the wires
  10. pulls the wool over someone's eyes
  11. pulls through

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