answer the door
idiom
: to open the door to see who is knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell
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The clip shows Emma Walz waiting on her best friend to answer the door to deliver the news of her positive pregnant test—only 45 minutes after receiving it herself.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
The trio of males posing as Amazon workers showed up at a home the afternoon of May 23 and convinced an adult daughter to answer the door, police said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Migrant student struggles On an October afternoon, Perez Guzman’s daughter, Karla, and son, Miguel, took a break from their homework to answer the door.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
When a delivery worker arrives, two people answer the door.
—Flávia Milhorance, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
The trio of males posing as Amazon workers showed up at a home the afternoon of May 23 and convinced an adult daughter to answer the door, police said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Migrant student struggles On an October afternoon, Perez Guzman’s daughter, Karla, and son, Miguel, took a break from their homework to answer the door.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
When a delivery worker arrives, two people answer the door.
—Flávia Milhorance, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Answer the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answer%20the%20door. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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