phrasal
: to exclude from participation or consideration : cut off
cannot afford to shut the door on any honest speculator — Elmer Davis
it shut the door upon all democratic aspiration — V.L.Parrington
phrasal
: to exclude from participation or consideration : cut off
cannot afford to shut the door on any honest speculator — Elmer Davis
it shut the door upon all democratic aspiration — V.L.Parrington
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012