present participle of close the door on

present participle of close the range

(humorous) One who does not speak can be sure of not saying anything embarrassing.

(US, idiomatic, humorous, derogatory) Adequate: acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time or effort of improving.

Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough.

(idiomatic) To become overly ambitious or greedy.

It's best not to talk too much.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, too, close, to, home. / (idiomatic) To occur too close for comfort; to happen dangerously or uncomfortably near.

To accept one's duty patriotically, particularly (idiomatic, euphemistic) to endure unwanted affection or sex due to social pressures.

Synonym of when one door closes, another opens