door

phrases

• as/when one door closes, another one opens

  used for saying that even though you have lost an opportunity to do one thing, an opportunity to do something else has appeared

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• close/shut the barn/stable door after the horse is gone

  used for saying that something has been done too late because the problem it should have prevented has already happened

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• (from) door to door

  1. 1

     used for talking about the total length of a trip from the place where you start to the place where you arrive

     The flight itself is only two hours, but it takes about five hours door to door.

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  2. 2

     going to all the houses in an area, for example trying to sell things or asking for information or votes

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• get your foot/toe in the door

  to get an opportunity to start working in an organization or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future

  She got her foot in the door working as a researcher on a TV show.

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• on the door

  at the entrance to a public place, where people enter, or buy or show their tickets

  Two big men in suits were on the door.

  Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12.50 on the door.

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• open its/the doors

  if a building, organization, or country opens its doors, it allows people to enter, especially for the first time

  open its/the doors to:

  The country has slowly opened its doors to new immigrants.

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• out of doors

  outside

  We eat out of doors whenever we get the chance.

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• show someone the door

  informal
  to tell someone to leave, especially in a rude or angry way

  When he asked for money, she showed him the door.

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• shut/slam the door in someone's face

  1. 1

     to close a door violently when someone is about to come into a room

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  2. 2

     to rudely tell or show someone that you are not interested in listening to their opinion or in helping them

     He's had the door slammed in his face by every publisher in town.

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• to your door

  if a company delivers things to your door, it delivers them directly to your house

  Simply order from our website and we'll deliver the goods to your door within 24 hours.

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• two/a few, etc. doors down/up/along

  used for saying how many rooms or houses you need to count before you come to the room or house you are talking about

  His office is three doors down from mine.

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