单词 | to shut the door in face |
释义 | > as lemmasto shut the door in (also †upon) (a person's) face b. to shut the door in (also †upon) (a person's) face (and variants): to reject someone outright by closing a door, etc., against him or her; (figurative) to terminate an exchange or conversation abruptly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close by obstruction or block up > block the way or a passage forsetc900 withseta1300 stop13.. speara1325 withsperre1330 to stop one's way1338 shut1362 forbara1375 beseta1400 stopc1400 precludea1513 interclude1526 to shut up1526 forestall1528 fence1535 hedge1535 quar1542 foreclose1548 forestop1566 to flounder up1576 obstruct1578 bar1590 retrench1590 to shut the door in (also upon) (a person's) face1596 barricade1606 barricado1611 thwartc1630 blocka1644 overthwart1654 rebarricado1655 to choke up1673 blockade1696 embarrass1735 snow1816 roadblock1950 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (intransitive)] prevent1579 to shut the door in (also upon) (a person's) face1768 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. iii. 38 The rude Porter that no manners had Did shut the gate against him in his face . View more context for this quotation 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 303 The Venetian Factor..shutting his gate vpon my face. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 181 'Tis shutting the door of conversation absolutely in his face. 1794 A. M. Bennett Ellen III. 107 She flounced the door in his face. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I clxiv. 85 The door was fasten'd in his legal face. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 348/2 They always wait where they think there's the slightest chance of effecting a sale, until the door is slammed in their face. 1922 D. Canfield Rough-hewn ix. 65 He just jumped out of bed as though the house were on fire, and slammed the door shut in her face. 2005 M. Radcliffe Northern Sky 58 You either sit round here wondering,..or go and find out and run the risk of her shutting the door in your face. < as lemmas |
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