close/shut the door on sth
to make it impossible for something to happen, especially a plan or a solution to a problem:
There are fears that this latest move might have closed the door on a peaceful solution.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- turn sb away
- vote sth down
- wash
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