darken one's door

darken one's door
or[darken the door] To appear, as in a doorway; enter someone's home or establishment. - Used in negative imperative sentences especially with "never" and "again". * /If you leave this house now, never darken my door again./ * /After a son shamed his father by having to go to prison, the father told him never to darken his door again./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • darken\ one's\ door — • darken one s door • darken the door To appear, as in a doorway; enter someone s home or establishment. Used in negative imperative sentences especially with never and again . If you leave this house now, never darken my door again. After a son… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • darken one's door — or[darken the door] To appear, as in a doorway; enter someone s home or establishment. Used in negative imperative sentences especially with never and again . * /If you leave this house now, never darken my door again./ * /After a son shamed his… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • darken one's door — phrasal or darken the door : to make an appearance the first salesman to darken our door used sometimes with object in plural he never darkened the doors of the office again …   Useful english dictionary

  • darken\ the\ door — • darken one s door • darken the door To appear, as in a doorway; enter someone s home or establishment. Used in negative imperative sentences especially with never and again . If you leave this house now, never darken my door again. After a son… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • door — 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

  • door — 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

  • door — 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • darken the door — phrasal see darken one s door …   Useful english dictionary

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  • List of The Sword of Truth characters — This article is about the characters in Terry Goodkind s epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth, also expanded to its television version Legend of the Seeker. Contents 1 Protagonists 1.1 Richard Rahl …   Wikipedia

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