pull up the drawbridge

Verb

To stop allowing people to join or enter; to follow a policy of isolationism.

Japanese Meaning

人々の参加や入場を拒否する / 外部の関与を断ち、孤立主義的な政策を採用する

What is this buttons?

When the protest turned violent, the university decided to pull up the drawbridge and stop allowing any more visitors.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

抗議が暴力的になったとき、大学は跳ね橋を上げてこれ以上の来訪者の入場を認めないことにした。

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Sense（1）

To stop allowing people to join or enter; to follow a policy of isolationism.

The impact of migration on the economy and on social provision is the key area of contest between those who support more or less unfettered movement of labour and those who want to pull up the drawbridge.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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pulls up the drawbridge

（ present singular third-person ）

pulling up the drawbridge

（ participle present ）

pulled up the drawbridge

（ participle past ）

pulled up the drawbridge

（ past ）

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