Wall off In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "wall off", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2021-03-18 08:03

Meaning of Wall off

Wall off phrasal verb

 Divide or split one place or area into different parts by building a wall or making a barrier

The owner want to wall off the cooking area from the living room.

The palace is walled off from the street.

Separate a person or a goup of people from others

The teacher told he will wall us off if we keep talking in the class.

The examiner walled her off, so we can compete equally.

Other phrases about:

come unstuck

1. To fail completely

2. To become separated from something that was stuck to

cut from (something)

1. To remove something from something else by cutting

2. To refuse to allow someone to do something on a team or other roster

3. To remove a portion of a creative work, such as a written work or a film by editing

split (something) down the middle

Used when you want something to be divided or split into two equal parts

detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)

To separate someone/something from someone/something else.

sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff

To distinguish between what is helpful or valuable and what is useless.

Grammar and Usage of Wall off

Verb Forms

  • walls off
  • walled off

The verb "wall" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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