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Значение идиомы close its doors

[close its doors] {v. phr.} 1. To keep someone or something from entering or joining; become closed.

The club has closed its doors to new members.

2. To fail as a business; go bankrupt.

The fire was so damaging that the store had to close its doors.

Business was so poor that we had to close our doors after six months.

Compare: CLOSE THE DOOR. Contrast: OPEN ITS DOORS.



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  40. Значение идиомы hang fire[hang fire] {v. phr.} 1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing. Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deerescaped. 2. To be slow in beginning; to be delayed; to wait. Theboys’ plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because they couldnot find a man to be scoutmaster....

Значение идиомы close its doors