at the door

idiom

: knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell
Is somebody at the door?

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Except the guy at the door tells him there’s a $20 cover. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025 This hits hardest on those who are already struggling — who could most use a friend, a job referral or a casserole at the door in hard times. Peter Smith, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 The 19-second clip shows a person with blue hair dropping the food at the door, raising their phone as if to take a photograph of the order, and then spraying a substance on the order. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Social media speculation began to swirl that Offset was denied entry to the strip club — allegedly as requested by Diggs — and a short scuffle reportedly ensued at the door, but the Migos rapper was let in, according to a rumor spread by GoatTV, per Complex. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the door

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“At the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20door. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

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