darken one's door

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[darken one's door] or [darken the door] To appear, as in a doorway; enter someone's home or establishment. — Used in negative imperative sentences especially with "never" and "again".

* /If you leave this house now, never darken my door again./

* /After a son shamed his father by having to go to prison, the father told him never to darken his door again./

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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