answer the door
idiom
: to open the door to see who is knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell
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As a kid, he was told to never discuss what his dad did for a living or answer the door to a stranger.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Currently, one staff member to answer the door, run the coat check and serve drinks with the utmost discretion was all the Society could afford.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
But Sherri Reed Daniels — chairwoman of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee — didn't answer the door.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Those who answer the door are cursed to die or lose a loved one in three days.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
Currently, one staff member to answer the door, run the coat check and serve drinks with the utmost discretion was all the Society could afford.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
But Sherri Reed Daniels — chairwoman of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee — didn't answer the door.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Those who answer the door are cursed to die or lose a loved one in three days.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for answer the door
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