darken someone's door/doors

idiom

: to go to or appear at a place where one is not welcome anymore
She told him to leave her house and never darken her door again.

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“Darken someone's door/doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darken%20someone%27s%20door%2Fdoors. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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