American Idioms and Expressions

Have A Closed Mind (about Something) Idiom

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have a closed mind (about something)
What does have a closed mind (about something) mean?
to be unwilling to change one's ideas or opinions about somethingMy aunt has a closed mind and she is not flexible about most things.

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