to shut or slam the door in sb's face

  • 1slam the door in one's face — shut to door in front of someone …

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  • 2door — [ dɔr ] noun count *** 1. ) a large flat object you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle: a little house with a red door The door creaked slowly open. There was a draft coming from under the door. open/close/shut the… …

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  • 3door */*/*/ — UK [dɔː(r)] / US [dɔr] noun [countable] Word forms door : singular door plural doors 1) a) a large flat object that you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle a little cottage with a red door The door creaked slowly… …

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  • 4slam — 1 verb 1 DOOR/GATE (I, T) if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise: Please don t slam the door. | We could hear people shouting and doors slamming in the house next door. | slam shut: A door slammed shut in… …

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  • 5slam — slam1 [slæm] v past tense and past participle slammed present participle slamming ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door etc)¦ 2¦(put something somewhere)¦ 3¦(hit with force)¦ 4¦(criticize)¦ 5 slam on the brakes 6 slam the door in somebody s face ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600… …

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  • 6door — See: AT DEATH S DOOR, AT ONE S DOOR, CLOSED DOOR, CLOSE ITS DOORS, CLOSE THE DOOR or BAR THE DOOR or SHUT THE DOOR, DARKEN ONE S DOOR, or DARKEN THE DOOR, FOOT IN THE DOOR, KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR, LAY AT ONE S DOOR, LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7door — See: AT DEATH S DOOR, AT ONE S DOOR, CLOSED DOOR, CLOSE ITS DOORS, CLOSE THE DOOR or BAR THE DOOR or SHUT THE DOOR, DARKEN ONE S DOOR, or DARKEN THE DOOR, FOOT IN THE DOOR, KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR, LAY AT ONE S DOOR, LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER… …

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  • 8door — See: at death s door, at one s door, closed door, close its doors, close the door or bar the door or shut the door, darken one s door or darken the door, foot in the door, keep the wolf from the door, lay at one s door, lock the barn door after… …

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  • 9door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope …

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  • 10slam — slam1 [ slæm ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to shut a door or lid with great force so that it makes a loud noise, often because you are angry: He ran from the room, slamming the door behind him. slam the door shut: She slammed the door shut in his… …

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