shut the door in sb . 's face

shut the door in sb . 's face

It's a Chinese idiom, and Pinyin is B ì m é Nb ù n à, which means to shut the door and not let people in.

Idiom information

Chapter 2 of Teng Wengong, Mencius: Mencius said, "the ancients are not ministers. It's already true that the section of dry wood goes beyond the wall and opens it up, and the willows close the door but not inside. " Nei: (n) in the book of rites, the order of the moon: "all affairs are internal." "Biographies of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng" in historical records: "Zhao Bu Nei." Xiang Yu's biography in historical records: "the desire to stop is not internal." Shuowen: "nei, ru". From the outside to the inside. " It means acceptance. Mencius said: "in ancient times, it was not the custom for the vassals not to visit. It's too much for Duan ganmu to escape Wei Wenhou by climbing over the wall, and for Xie Liu to close the door and not receive Lu Mugong. " Yu jideng, Ming Dynasty, volume XIV of the chronicles of allusions: "if you want to enter the city, you will not accept it. If you want to enter the mountain, you will encounter thieves again." open door

Idiom usage

Shut the door and let no one in

Examples of Idioms

[example] a man who keeps his door shut. (the first chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua by Xiaosheng, Lanling, Ming Dynasty)

Analysis of Idioms

General idioms, neutral idioms and ancient idioms

English translation

Lockoneselfup & lt; turnaway & gt;