#close off

[infjdoodles]

Useful for those that move too close in, closing off while stepping away.

[kanji-a-day]

1124/2000

JLPT: N2

School Grade: Junior high school

Older forms of this character show that it was originally written as a derivative of a "bushy branched tree" (丰). The "bushy tree" was used to "block a road," giving "close off" and, by extension, " closed off area," with "fief" being an associated meaning. Later on 寸 hand/measure was added to show "deliberate action." In its modern form, the left-hand side is written as 圭, a doubling of 土 earth.

[lofihipbot]

lofi hip hop beats to close off to

[tento64]

[vocabbank]

Cordon

Meaning: Prevent access to or from (an area or building) by surrounding it with police or other guards. Synonyms: Barrier, line, row, chain, ring, circle, picket line, close off, shut off, fence off, separate off, isolate, enclose, surround. In Hindi: घेरा Use: While developing the I-Phone Steve Jobs cordoned off the Apple’s office premises to everyone who was not on the I-Phone team. The police…

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[we-bout-it-bout-it]

[andicanflyaroundtheworld-blog]

I open up to people more when I don't care what they think of me... I close myself off to the one love the most because I concentrate so hard on controlling my emotions, thoughts, and feelings towards them

[allthethingsshessaid-blog]

Too many boundaries and you close off; no boundaries and you lose yourself.

Mastin Kipp