close the door

phrase

: to be uncompromisingly obstructive

closed the door to further negotiation

Examples of close the door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although this is far from an agreement to meet, Kim Jong Un is not closing the door. — Stephen E. Biegun, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026

But nobody can just dismiss the rest of a season, closing the door with four games to go. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Van Dayne closed the door as the last child exited the bus and the child’s backpack became trapped in the bus doors, the sheriff’s office said. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Anyone who encounters a live bat inside a room should leave the room, close the door and contact animal control. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for close the door

• conquistador
• covenantor
• forevermore
• hereinbefore
• kinetochore
• kwashiorkor
• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore