shut the door

Idioms  

1. see close the door.

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Example Sentences

But to firmly shut the door on Iran’s prospects for developing nuclear weapons, experts say, the 60% enriched uranium should be shipped out and potentially the 20% enriched uranium as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

"He attempted to push the shooter out of his classroom, and when he was shot, Christian's last act on this earth was to shut the door to his classroom to protect his friends."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Blue Owl Capital, one of Wall Street’s biggest private-credit managers with more $300 billion in assets, permanently shut the door on investor withdrawals from one of its retail-focused funds and ended quarterly redemptions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

I went into my office, shut the door, sat at my desk and said to myself, “Remember this feeling because it’s never going to happen again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

She put Zvezda in the barn and shut the door.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack