close someone out

close someone out
close someone out of something & close someone out
to prevent someone from getting into something, such as a class, a room, a waiting list, etc. •

They closed me out of the class I wanted.

I got in, but they closed out everyone after me in line.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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