Sentence examples of "shut oneself off" in English
It is more difficult to defend oneself than to defend someone else. Those who doubt it may look at lawyers.
Es ist schwieriger sich selbst zu verteidigen als andere. Wer das bezweifelt, sollte sich Anwälte anschauen.
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends.
Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.
To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.
An sich selbst zu zweifeln, ist das erste Zeichen von Intelligenz.
He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up.
Er war nahe daran, das Geheimnis preiszugeben, aber ein scharfer Blick von Martha brachte ihn zum Schweigen.
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