close (or shut) the door on (or to)
Exclude the opportunity for: she had closed the door on ever finding out what he was feeling...- If you allow yourself to be categorized, you're shutting the door to so many fabulous opportunities.
- However, he believed the members were more than happy to consider being part of such a scheme as they never closed the door on any competitive opportunity.
- This may be good news for some older employees but for others it will close the door to an opportunity they would not like to miss.
See parent entry: door