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^[1]:

     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.