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

At Holyrood with 18-month-old rescue dog Oscar, she told BBC Scotland News the ban was necessary to shut the door on the possibility of any tracks reopening.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

Then everyone leaves the room and they shut the door, and it’s just me with Rose; and you hear way down the hall, “Action!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

He shut the door and came over to my bed, where he stood looking down at me.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt