open the door
idiom
: to make (something) easier or more likely to happen
—often + for or to
Her success opened the door for thousands of young women who wanted to play sports.
His experiences in the army opened the door to a career in politics.
Examples of open the door in a Sentence
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To open the door to millions of illegals, most of them young men of military age, many of them from countries openly hostile to America, is transformational.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 6 May 2024
Specifically, the laws open the door for the two to be consolidated, if the recall is called within six months of a general election.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
However, the board could waive sales restrictions that would open the door for many of the biggest holders to cash out once a filing is deemed effective by US regulators.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Smith has said the records act has nothing to do with the national security crimes Trump is accused of committing — a view backed by many legal experts, who have said a ruling in Trump’s favor would open the door for future presidents to claim personal ownership of national defense secrets.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
That could, in theory, open the door to a lunar rapprochement between Washington and Beijing, though likely not until economic and military tensions between the two global giants cool.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
The bill could also open the door for employers to not pay workers for travel for long commutes to and from distant worksites and even travel between sites during the workday.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
Meaningful criticism would open the door to another possibility: namely, that Putin’s edicts may not reflect the united will of the Russian people and that he may not be destined to rule Russia in perpetuity.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
Any one of these keys will open the door for an Indian investor to move to America.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 6 May 2024
Specifically, the laws open the door for the two to be consolidated, if the recall is called within six months of a general election.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
However, the board could waive sales restrictions that would open the door for many of the biggest holders to cash out once a filing is deemed effective by US regulators.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Smith has said the records act has nothing to do with the national security crimes Trump is accused of committing — a view backed by many legal experts, who have said a ruling in Trump’s favor would open the door for future presidents to claim personal ownership of national defense secrets.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
That could, in theory, open the door to a lunar rapprochement between Washington and Beijing, though likely not until economic and military tensions between the two global giants cool.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
The bill could also open the door for employers to not pay workers for travel for long commutes to and from distant worksites and even travel between sites during the workday.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
Meaningful criticism would open the door to another possibility: namely, that Putin’s edicts may not reflect the united will of the Russian people and that he may not be destined to rule Russia in perpetuity.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
Any one of these keys will open the door for an Indian investor to move to America.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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