darken (redirected from darkening)

darken someone's door

Fig. [for an unwelcome person] to come to someone's door seeking entry. (As if the visitor were casting a shadow on the door. Formal, or even jocular.) Who is this who has come to darken my door? She pointed to the street and said, "Go and never darken my door again!"

See also: door

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never darken your door again  (old-fashioned)

if you tell someone never to darken your door again, you mean you never want to see them again Did her father really tell you never to darken his door again? How melodramatic.

See also: again, door, never