shutter

Related to shutter: Shutter speed

(one's) shutters

slang One's eyelids. I squinted as I walked out into the bright sunlight, but it blinded me even through my shutters. It's a surprised, so keep those shutters closed!
See also: shutter

bring down the shutters

To stop thinking or talking about something. Mom has tried to bring down the shutters on John's death, but I know she's still very upset about it.
See also: bring, down, shutter

put down the shutters

To stop thinking or talking about something. Mom has tried to put down the shutters on John's death, but I know she's still very upset about it.
See also: down, put, shutter

put up the shutters

To cease business operations for any length of time (often permanently). I loved that restaurant, so I'm very disappointed that they put up the shutters The owner always puts up the shutters for two weeks in the summer to accommodate her vacation. What time are you putting up the shutters tonight?
See also: put, shutter, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put up the shutters

(of a business) cease trading either for the day or permanently.
See also: put, shutter, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshutters

stop letting somebody know what your thoughts or feelings are; stop letting yourself think about something: He brought down the shutters on the terrible image of the car accident.
See also: bring, down, put, shutter
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

shutters

n. the eyelids. She blinked those yummy shutters over those bedroom eyes, and my knees turned to mush.
See also: shutter
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • (one's) shutters
  • shutters
  • blink at
  • blink at (something)
  • squint
  • squint at
  • squint at (someone or something)
  • lid poppers
  • lid proppers
  • squint out of
References in periodicals archive
The faster the shutter opens and closes, the less light strikes the sensor.
Part 2: Opening the shutter door
In bright conditions the two-second shutter speed will let so much light come into the camera that the photo will probably be overexposed.
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH WATERFALLS; Slow everything down, says Graham Dargie, to get the best effects
Traders in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar are observing a shutter down strike along with those in Multan and DI Khan.
Traders observe countrywide strike against taxes
One resident and Norton Canes Parish Council both objected to a retrospective application to keep the shutter.
It's all white! Dentist must paint shutters
The technique results in excellent shutter efficiency--the separation between photodiodes collecting light and the memory in the pixel, which has to be shielded from light--and quantum efficiency, even at high ray angles (low F numbers), the company stated.
TowerJazz releases world's smallest global shutter pixel
The shutter, which is positioned over a conveyor, is part of an order for 27 being installed in two terminals.
Rigorous standards met
Bahrain-based Al Nisr Aluminium and Metal Fabrication Company has launched its comprehensive range of products - from large hangar doors to the smallest window rolling shutters - at the Gulf Construction Expo.
Al Nisr rolls out diverse range of shutters at Bahrain expo
Over the past eight years, The Shutter Shop has maintained an excellent level of care, passion and service, primarily by keeping the business model simple.
Bingo: Find everything you need in one area
WE'RE DRAWN TO...| Apollo Blinds' Plantation Shutters start from PS234 per square metre for MDF/hardwood hybrid styles (www.apollo-blinds.co.uk) The Shutter Store offers a Tier on Tier Shutter from PS165 per square metre (www.shutters.co.uk) Blue Classic Poplar Cafe Style Shutters, from PS177 per square metre (www.californiashutters.co.uk) BRILLIANT BLINDS "Blinds make a very effective and eye-catching alternative to curtains, as well as being practical, durable and cost-effective," says Kerry Nicholls, home decorating buyer at John Lewis.
Dress your windows for style success; With summer in full force, Sam Wylie-Harris reveals simple ways to take the 'pane'out of dressing the most vital feature in the room
Gilgen Door Systems has won a [pounds sterling]1.5mn ($2.4mn) contract to supply high-security shutters, sectional overhead doors and security grills for the new 260,000ft 2 Louvre Abu Dhabi museum.
Gilgen awarded $2.4mn Louvre Abu Dhabi contract
Every increment, be it shutter or f/stop, is called a "stop." We increase and decrease exposure in stops.
Part 4: Exposure, camera controls
The shutter ranges are priced from Dhs 600 to 1600 per square metre.
Plantation style
B & Q has teamed up with shutter specialist The California Company to offer made-to-measure shutters on its website.
Give your windows a makeover; DIY
Before you pick up your camera, you need to decide in advance whether to freeze the action with a fast shutter speed or emphasise the movement through techniques such as panning, slow-sync flash and time exposures.
Light, camera, action
One shutter manufacturer Cooper Johnson uses is Atlantic Shutter Systems in Latta, S.C.
Open and shutter cases: beyond the merely decorative, new shutters offer protection from the effects of bad weather