shut the door

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === shut the door (third-person singular simple present shuts the door, present participle shutting the door, simple past and past participle shut the door) (figuratively) To refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in. [with on ‘someone/something’] Synonyms: close the door, slam the door Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shut,‎ the,‎ door.