Idiom
darken a church door
Meaning
To go to church to attend a service.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He does not darken a church door very often.”
“Although he grew up in a religious family, he rarely darkens a church door these days.”
“Despite the pressure from his traditional relatives, he refused to darken a church door, preferring to spend his Sunday mornings in quiet reflection at home.”
Examples
simple
“He does not darken a church door very often.”
contextual
“Although he grew up in a religious family, he rarely darkens a church door these days.”
complex
“Despite the pressure from his traditional relatives, he refused to darken a church door, preferring to spend his Sunday mornings in quiet reflection at home.”
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