close the door on
idiom
: to no longer think about, consider, or accept (something)
I'd like to close the door on that chapter in my life.
The former senator says she hasn't closed the door on politics.
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That said, Holmes didn’t close the door on a potential reunion with Smith, who remains unsigned.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In the clip, the tiger enters the container first, and then rescuers close the door on the animal and raise her to safety.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
That appeared to close the door on a Bregman reunion.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
However, Smith did not definitively close the door on the prosecutions.
—Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In the clip, the tiger enters the container first, and then rescuers close the door on the animal and raise her to safety.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
That appeared to close the door on a Bregman reunion.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
However, Smith did not definitively close the door on the prosecutions.
—Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Close the door on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20the%20door%20on. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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