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| English | Russian |
| close / shut the stable door after the horse has bolted | Поздно пить боржоми, когда почки отвалились (Andrey Truhachev) |
| close the barn door after the horse has escaped | Поздно пить боржоми, когда почки отвалились (Am. Andrey Truhachev) |
| close the door on | окончательно отказаться от (But while Gore has not entirely closed the door on another run for President, he insists that he is "not planning" to be a candidate again. 4uzhoj) |
| close the door on | ставить жирную точку (VLZ_58) |
| close the door on | лишать возможности (VLZ_58) |
| close the door on | поставить точку (на/ в чём-либо; в контексте: But Wilson isn't ready to close the door on his career just yet. • Jim Binkley is about to close the door on his career at XYZ to accept a new role with ABC. • It was also high time to encourage the parties to close the door on the decades-long conflict between them. 4uzhoj) |
| close the door on | порвать с (с человеком, прошлым и т.п.: But at one point of time I decided that I had to close the door on my past and make a fresh start. 4uzhoj) |
| close the door on | лишить возможности (VLZ_58) |
| close the door on | распрощаться с (с кем-либо или чем-либо 4uzhoj) |
| close the door on | исключить (The defence minister has not closed the door on the possibility that the number of helicopters that Canada sends to Mali could change. • President Obama's speech today closed the door on the possibility that the withdrawal from Iraq would be postponed. 4uzhoj) |
| close the door on | положить конец обсуждению |
| close the door on | не оставлять возможности для (There are fears that this latest move might have closed the door on a peaceful solution. 4uzhoj) |
| close the door on the possibility | исключить возможность (The defence minister has not closed the door on the possibility that the number of helicopters that Canada sends to Mali could change. • President Obama's speech today closed the door on the possibility that the withdrawal from Iraq would be postponed. 4uzhoj) |
| close the stable door after the horse is bolted | к шапочному разбору (alk) |
| door never closes | мои двери всегда открыты (Taras) |
| door never closes | двери всегда открыты (If you ever change your mind, door never closes Taras) |