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leave at the door

idiom
Meaning

To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please leave your bad mood at the door.

CONTEXTUAL

The coach told the players to leave their personal problems at the door before practice started.

COMPLEX

To maintain a professional atmosphere, the mediator asked both parties to leave their past grievances at the door and focus on the current agreement.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bang down the door

    To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.

  2. 02

    close the stable door after the horse has bolted

    To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first failure instead of before).

  3. 03

    darken a church door

    To go to church to attend a service.

  4. 04

    darken someone's door

    To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.

  5. 05

    don't let the door hit you on the way out

    Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.

  6. 06

    eat and leave no crumbs

    Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).

  7. 07

    French leave

    A departure taken quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone.

  8. 08

    get one's foot in the door

    To initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.

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