闭门羹

(閉門羹)bì mén gēng

(fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff

Example Sentences

在推销新产品过程中即便屡屡吃闭门羹、到处碰钉子,年轻的业务员也从未丧失继续拜访的信心。

zài tuī xiāo xīn chǎn pǐn guò chéng zhōng jí biàn lǚ lǚ chī bì mén gēng, dào chù pèng dīng zi, nián qīng de yè wù yuán yě cóng wèi sàng shī jì xù bài fǎng de xìn xīn.

In the process of promoting new products, the young salesman never lost the confidence to continue visiting, even though he was repeatedly rejected and encountered obstacles everywhere.

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