darken someone's door
verbEtymology
Probably from the observation that one's shadow falling upon a door whilst standing at it causes it to appear darkened. Alternatively, possibly derived from an old sense of darken meaning "to lie in wait, loiter, lurk".
Definitions
To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.
- "I'll tell you, Peter," said I, "were I my lord, and a friend or kinsman of mine should leave the town while the court was sitting, that kinsman, or be he what he liked, should never darken my door again."
- He promised the poor His heaven, He loved and lived with the poor; He said that the rich man's shadow Should never darken His door.
- [T]he squire ain't sociable an' the neighbors never darken his door.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA