Idioms

closet with

closet (someone/oneself) with (someone)

To sequester someone or oneself with someone else in order to accomplish something. If we can just closet one party with the other, I think they will finally reach an agreement. You want to closet the wife with the husband in the middle of this ugly divorce? Yeah, that won't get us anywhere. If we can closet that suspect with the investigators, we're hopeful that we will finally get a confession.
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closet someone with someone

to put someone into a private room with someone else for the purposes of conducting business. She closeted herself with the president and finally, once and for all, had her say.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in classic literature
No common closet with a vulgar door on hinges, openable all at once, and leaving nothing to be disclosed by degrees, this rare closet had a lock in mid-air, where two perpendicular slides met; the one falling down, and the other pushing up.
Why clutter up your closet with shorts and flip-flops when it's 20 degrees outside?
Cold closet with cold equipment in a garage in south Florida and southeast Texas?
I tell people that the retail price for a simple white melamine closet with shelves and hanging (no drawers, no doors, short panel hanging system) averages between $100 and $150 per linear foot.
Most of these stars convert a whole bedroom into a sprawling walk-in closet with racks upon racks of designer clothes, couture dresses, jackets, bags, shoes and other lust-worthy pieces.
Since its inception, Wachusett Closet has helped dozens of students, who can access the closet with the help of a teacher, guidance counselor or school secretary.
If your closet doors overlap in the center, set the tower to one side or put a tower on each side of the closet with hanging space in between.
I am proud that I was able to come out of the closet with dignity and on my own terms.
Dubbed Cedarstor, the line includes a rolling wardrobe closet with zippered front, a 4-shelf rolling sweater and shoe closet and a 4-shelf shoe closet.
A few of the highlights included: organization solutions on every level, large open family/great room with built-in speakers and custom cabinetry, a kitchen with custom cabinets with granite countertops and coffee bar area, a Butler pantry between the kitchen and dining room, mudroom with built-ins and cubbies, a custom "Motor Trend" garage, and a master suite featuring a closet with center island.
The roll exploded open and engulfed the small closet with insulation, leaving me trapped in the attic.
Photo: Closet with angled corner at bedroom's entry doubles as privacy partition; skylights over bed balance light from windows
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