The President's veto closed the door to any new attempt to pass the bill.
Joan was much hurt by what Mary said, and she closed the door on Mary's attempt to apologize.
After John makes up his mind, he closes the door to any more arguments.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
bar the door — See: CLOSE THE DOOR … Dictionary of American idioms
bar the door — See: CLOSE THE DOOR … Dictionary of American idioms
Get Up and Bar the Door — is a medieval Scots song about a battle of wills between a husband and wife. It is Child ballad 275. According to Child, it was first published by David Herd. [Herd, David (1732 1810): Ancient and modern Scottish songs, heroic ballads etc. ]… … Wikipedia
Katie bar the door — get ready for trouble, a desperate situation is at hand The gang arrived at the bar and were ready to come in and fight. Well, Katie bar the door … Idioms and examples
Katy bar the door — Meaning Take precautions; there s trouble ahead. Origin One suggestion as to the origin of this is that it originates with an English folk song in which a husband and wife argue and refuse to speak to each other. When the husband fails to ask his … Meaning and origin of phrases
kitty bar the door — play defensively, play only to prevent a goal In the third period we played kitty bar the door and won 4 2 … English idioms
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close\ the\ door — • close the door • bar the door • shut the door v. phr. To prevent any more action or talk about a subject. The President s veto closed the door to any new attempt to pass the bill. Joan was much hurt by what Mary said, and she closed the door on … Словарь американских идиом
shut\ the\ door — • close the door • bar the door • shut the door v. phr. To prevent any more action or talk about a subject. The President s veto closed the door to any new attempt to pass the bill. Joan was much hurt by what Mary said, and she closed the door on … Словарь американских идиом
close the door — or[bar the door] or[shut the door] {v. phr.} To prevent any more action or talk about a subject. * /The President s veto closed the door to any new attempt to pass the bill./ * /Joan was much hurt by what Mary said, and she closed the door on… … Dictionary of American idioms
