DARKEN SOMEONE'S DOOR

darken someone's door: translation

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?

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She pointed to the street and said, “Go and never darken my door again!”