Definition
This is a four-character set phrase (成语) meaning 'to shut the door on someone.' It is used both literally — refusing someone entry to a room or building — and figuratively, to describe rejecting a person's request, proposal, or participation. The phrase emphasizes a blunt or definitive refusal.
f.e.
to shut the door on someoneto refuse entry or reject someone's request
Examples
- ，拒之门外。Tā lái zhǎo wǒ bāngmáng, wǒ què bǎ tā jù zhī mén wài.He came to me for help, but I turned him away.
- 拒之门外。Gōngsī bǎ nàge tí'àn jù zhī mén wài le.The company rejected that proposal outright.
- 拒之门外。Wǒmen bù néng bǎ yǒu cáihuá de rén jù zhī mén wài.We cannot shut the door on talented people.
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