Definition

1. Verb:
   • To forbid someone to darken one's door: To explicitly and definitively prohibit a specific person from entering one's home or premises, typically as a permanent ban due to unacceptable behavior or a serious falling out.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vì nó bậy bạ, cho nên anh ta đã cấm cửa nó. (Because of the fellow's bad behaviour, he forbade him to darken his door again.)
  • Thằng cháu hay ăn cắp, bà cô đã cấm cửa. (The nephew kept stealing, so his aunt forbade him her door.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase implies a strong, often emotional, decision to cut off personal access and contact at one's home. It is used in contexts of personal relationships, family disputes, or serious breaches of trust.

Variants and Related Words

• Cấm (v): to forbid, to prohibit. This is the root verb, while "cấm cửa" specifies the location (the door) and context.
• Đuổi đi (v): to chase away, to expel. This is a more general term for making someone leave.

Synonyms

• To ban from one's house: To formally prohibit entry to one's home.
• To bar from entering: To physically or officially prevent someone from coming in.
• To disallow entry: To refuse permission to enter.

Related Idioms

• While "cấm cửa" itself functions idiomatically, a related concept is:
  • Chỉ mặt đặt tên: to point at someone and call their name (to accuse or identify someone directly). This shares the sense of direct, personal confrontation that often precedes a "cấm cửa" action.

1. To forbid (someone) to darken one's door
   • vì nó bậy bạ, cho nên anh ta đã cấm cửa nó
     because of the fellow's bad behaviour, he forbad him to darken his door again