"check your emotions at door"

More context would help, but my guess is that the speaker needs the other person (people) to be calm, rational, and logical, and not become upset and emotional about what they are going to talk about/see/hear.

Check your emotions at the door.

Many entertainment places have a coat check or hat check where you can leave your things and get a ticket to get them back after the show.

Our museum does not allow people to take wet umbrellas or large backpacks into the museum. You check them at the door. You give them to the people behind a counter who will store them saf

Thanks for the quick reply. I think that's what it was about. Can I say "leave your emotions at door"?

Thanks.

lawn2llawn2Thanks for the quick reply. I think that's what it was about. Can I say "leave your emotions at door"?Thanks.

Yes.

Did the electrician came today?

Did the electrician come today?

I can tell you exactly what it means because I practice this at the job everyday. I work in a call center where we are not allowed to talk back or hang up on a customer no matter how badly they are behaving. Basically I get paid in exchange for being mentally and emotionally abused for 8 hours a day. So "checking your emotions at the door" means only displaying pleasantness no matter how you real