Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I never shut down anyone who’s willing to ask me out unless he’s a total jerk. It takes a lot for a guy to ask out a girl like me.”
- Cameron Diaz on dating. (US Magazine)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
reject or deny
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Getting rejected by someone you like doesn’t feel good. Sometimes it might even feel like that person flipped a switch and shut you down. One minute you were excited and hopeful, and the next minute, everything turned dark.
Normally, we shut down machines by turning them off. When you leave work at night, you probably shut down your computer. But in the dating world, to shut someone down means something different. Imagine you’re at a bar, and a stranger comes up to you and offers to buy you a drink. Instead of answering him, you just give him a mean look and walk away. You just rejected that poor guy, or shut him down.
You’d expect a beautiful movie star like Cameron Diaz to shut guys down all the time. But she says she’s pretty open minded about dating. She won’t shut down anyone right away, unless he acts like a complete creep. So the next time you see Cameron, go ahead, ask her out!
Have you ever been shut down by someone you liked? Is there a nice way to shut someone down?
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“I thought Jaime liked Anna, so I was surprised when he shut her down.”
“Kelly doesn’t know how to shut people down without hurting their feelings.”
“I wouldn’t shut anyone down just based on looks.”
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