杜门不出
dù​mén​bù​chū

seclude oneself

  • created sense approved 杜门不出/杜門不出 · dù​mén​bù​chū · seclude oneself

    杜门不出 / 杜門不出

    dù​mén​bù​chū

    seclude oneself

    (idiom) to shut oneself indoors; to avoid social contact; to cut oneself off from the outside world

    自从退休后，他终日杜门不出，谢绝一切访客。

    created sense