darken someone's door
Show up uninvited
To darken someone's door is to visit or enter their home, almost always used in the negative: Don't darken my door again.
The phrase suggests unwelcome presence—someone blocking light at the threshold.
It sounds old-fashioned and dramatic, often used for emphasis or humor when forbidding someone's return.
- visitorShort-term guest
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- stepFoot movement forward
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- shadowLight blocked by object
unwelcome guest · solicitor · interloper · disruption · guest · stranger · approach · knock · mat · entry · hostility · trespasser · no trespassing · rejection · overstay one's welcome · boundary · resentment · annoyance
arrival vs. departure
darken someone's doortake one's leave
Formally say goodbye
stay away · make oneself scarce · depart · leave · keep one's distance
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