Idiom
close season
Meaning
A situation or period in which some activity is forbidden or discontinued.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is close season for fishing in this lake right now.”
“The local government declared a close season for hunting to help the deer population recover.”
“Conservationists successfully lobbied for a strict close season, effectively halting all commercial activity to protect the fragile ecosystem during its most vulnerable months.”
Examples
simple
“It is close season for fishing in this lake right now.”
contextual
“The local government declared a close season for hunting to help the deer population recover.”
complex
“Conservationists successfully lobbied for a strict close season, effectively halting all commercial activity to protect the fragile ecosystem during its most vulnerable months.”
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