A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase get some shut-eye—(sl.) get some sleep: I’ve been working
all day long; I have to get some shut-eye.
shut your eyes and think of England —(also: close your eyes and
think of England) a humorous advice to smb. faced with an
unpleasant task (originally a wedding-night advice for Victorian
brides to succumb to unwanted sex): When you’re staring down
the barrel of a gun you can shut your eyes and think of
England — or you can grasp it with both hands…
shut someone off • shut someone out
shut someone off —(sl.) silence or obstruct a person: Don’t
try to shut me off ! I have more to say.
shut someone out—not allow smb. to enter or participate:
Just look at how the corporate media shut him out of the
debates.
shut up a shop • shut up shop
shut up a shop —(also: close up a shop) close a shop securely
before leaving (for the weekend, etc.): The bookseller was just
shutting up his shop for the night.
shut up shop —(also: close up shop) 
1
. stop doing business or
a service for the day: I think I’ll shut up shop, I can’t do any
more letters tonight. 2. (of a company, etc.) go out of business:
In Canberra, our one and only Cable TV company shut up
shop before any cable was laid.
sick child • sickly child
sick child —a child who is ill: Even crèches, will not lift the
load of fatigue from the mother with a sick child to nurse and
a teething baby.
sickly child —a child who is weak, unhealthy and often ill:
A mother who did not care for her children would have feeble
and sickly children.
sick from something • sick of something • sick
with something
sick from something —
1
. feeling unwell as a result of smth.:
What is the best thing to do if you get sick from too much
sun? 2. ready to vomit because of smth.: Some are sick from
the motion of a carriage, or on the water, when it is simply
rippled by the wind.
sick of something —(also: sick and tired of something ) dis-
gusted with smth.; annoyed by smth.: They always treat us
like dirt and like we’re nobodies. I get sick of it.
sick with something —
1
. deeply affected by some strong feel-
ing: Martha, sick with fear, was forced by Helmut to ride on
the roller-coaster with him. 2. ill with a disease: All four were
very sick with a flu that included stomach upset, cough and
cold-like symptoms.