closed-minded
Meaning: Unwilling to consider new ideas.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: This slang expression was originally used to describe a way of stopping the intake of addictive drugs, and is still used most often in reference to drugs, including cigarettes.
More idioms — Daily Life
- come full circle — To return (figuratively) to a point where one has been before.
- come home to roost — To return to cause trouble.
- come out of one's shell — To stop being shy.
- come out smelling like a rose — To avoid blame that one deserves; to seem innocent.
- cool one's heels — To wait.
- cornered — Trapped with no means of escape.
More English idioms
- clown around — To act silly.
- come off it! — A response to a statement that cannot be believed (sentence 1) or a behavior that must be…
- cream of the crop — The best.
- cross one's fingers — To hope for luck.
- cry uncle — To admit defeat.
- cut and dried — Routine (sentence 1) or clear and unequivocal (sentence 2).
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