slam doors

Close with force

To slam doors is to close them forcefully, making a loud noise—typically expressing anger, frustration, or dramatic departure: She slammed doors all morning after the argument.

Figuratively, to slam doors means to cut off opportunities or refuse further discussion: His attitude slammed doors that might have stayed open.

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loud bang · latch · finality · knob · closure · creak · denial · exclusion · storm out · dramatic exit · threshold · echo · frame · reverberation · boundary · idiom · panel · transition

Opposites
interpersonal openness

slam doorsopen doors

Unblocked entrances

build bridges · reach out · leave the door open · roll out the red carpet

social behavior

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Avoid addressing directly

Family

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G