Meanings
- derogatoryidiomaticUsed as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.
Synonyms: don't let the door hit you in the ass, don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.
Translations
Spanish cierra la puerta al salir
- cierra la puerta al salirused to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving
Cite this entry
don't let the door hit you on the way out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20let%20the%20door%20hit%20you%20on%20the%20way%20out
“don't let the door hit you on the way out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20let%20the%20door%20hit%20you%20on%20the%20way%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't let the door hit you on the way out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20let%20the%20door%20hit%20you%20on%20the%20way%20out.
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