close one’s door to visitors; live in complete seclusion ❍ 为了完成他的长篇小说，老作家三年来～。The old writer closed his door to visitors in the past three years in order to finish writing his novel.
杜门谢客dù mén xiè kè
过隐居的生活，不与外界交往。close one’s door to visitors, live in complete seclusion, sport one’s oak