to enter the gate, especially in the metro; horses to enter the gate before a race begins; to participate in the election

closing the gate

Hairy crab; the Chinese mitten crab; to describe a situation where one has money tied up in shares that have made a big loss in the trading market

noun; roller shutter, gate

to race to be the first to get something or to do something

(to close the gate and unleash the dogs to ward off burglars); to express that a place is closed and visitors are not welcome; a phrase used for telling coworkers that it's time to lock up soon so that they should hurry and finish what they are doing; a phrase used to warn those who come asking for trouble to watch out and be careful of their actions

(noun) metal door gate

(expression) literally: "stop it"; usually people say it in an attempt to prevent the unlucky things described / predicted by other people from occurring in reality,similar to how "touch wood" is used in English

to tilt to one side

(noun) gateway

literally: to exit the barrier [written and colloquial]; for a prostitute to finish serving a client [colloquial] [written and colloquial]

to shut / close the gate; to stop work for the day; to pull down the shutters [colloquial]

(to close the gate and unleash the dogs to ward off burglars); to express that a place is closed and visitors are not welcome; a phrase used for telling coworkers that it's time to lock up soon so that they should hurry and finish what they are doing; a phrase used to warn those who come asking for trouble to watch out and be careful of their actions; to pull down the shutters and finish for the day [colloquial]

turnstile

jump the gate