open no door
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
If the adelantado of Spain were here he should not enter. — BEN JONSON: Every Man out of his Humour, v, 4.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “open no door” mean?
If the adelantado of Spain were here he should not enter. — BEN JONSON: Every Man out of his Humour, v, 4.
Is “open no door” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.