閉門思過bì mén sī guòdig out one’s mistakes behind a closed door; meditate on one’s own faults behind closed doors; ponder over one’s mistakes in solitude; reflect on one’s misdeeds in private; shut oneself up and ponder over one’s mistakes; shut one’s door and reflect on one’s misdeeds
? 小仙自知身獲重罪，追悔莫及，惟有～，敬聽天命。(李汝珍《鏡花緣》六)Xiaoxian was well aware of his felony,and he knew that it was too late to repent. What he could do was merely to ponder over it in solitude behind the closed door and submit to the will of Heaven respectfully. 閉門思過bi men si guodo rethinking behind closed doors 閉門思過bì mén sī ɡuò關(guān)起門來，自我反省。shut oneself up and ponder over one’s mistakes, ponder over sth. in seclusion |