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

Drop in one of the soil-free pre-seeded mats, fill the water tank, scan or select the crop in the app, then close the door and let the system do the rest. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

The Capitals maintained the lead throughout the third period, closing the door on the Rangers, particularly in the final two minutes after New York pulled its goalie. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

The woman in the pink wig closed the door to the dressing room and shot the whiskey, too, then passed it to the woman beside her and so on. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Still, while Murphy may not want to repeat the all-star format, the actors themselves aren’t necessarily closing the door on another reunion. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 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