close the door

English

Verb

close the door (third-person singular simple present closes the door, present participle closing the door, simple past and past participle closed the door)

  1. Synonym of shut the door
    • 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times‎:
      Far from closing the door on the leadership of the ’60s generation, Mr. Obama’s presidency seems to have brought it back in full force.
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