shut out

Idioms  

1. Exclude, deny entry to, block, as in Anyone convicted of a crime is shut out from the legal profession , or These curtains shut out all the light . [Late 1300s]

2. Prevent an opponent from scoring, as in They were shut out of the last two games , or Reagan shut out Ford in the Texas primary in 1976. Originating in baseball about 1880, this usage was later transferred to other sports and then even broader usage.

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Example Sentences

England captain Harry Brook said Saturday that it would be "a shame" if Pakistani players were shut out of England's domestic white-ball Hundred competition by Indian-owned franchises.

From Barron's

This time she came within two minutes of shutting out a team that had scored 31 times in its previous six games.

From Los Angeles Times

Shiffrin entered the race knowing that it was her last chance to take something away from these Games—or be shut out for a second consecutive Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because it’s not about how much of the world you see, but how much of it you can shut out.

From The Wall Street Journal

That didn’t stop her from following me, so I tried to shut out the sound of her bare feet plopping along in the dust.

From Literature