get the door

idiom

: to open the door
If you'll get the door for me, I'll carry that box inside.

Examples of get the door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last weekend, multiple tipsters reported that Roker and wife, Deborah Roberts, were trying to leave brunch at Marks on Madison but couldn’t get the door of their Model X to close. Curbed, 17 Jan. 2023 When the boys couldn't get the door open, the ran to the driver's side door. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 In the Martin County Sheriff's Office's second video the deputies get the door open and ask the man if he's pinned anywhere else. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023 The brother reluctantly agreed, and Virden soon figured out the mechanism to get the door open. The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022 After the crash, the officer and a nearby resident helped free the suspect from his car, using a crowbar to get the door open, according to police. San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022 The Mail reported that Rayl broke the deadbolt and managed to get the door open a few inches before Duckro opened fire. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Honey bee a dear and get the door for me? Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022 The cashier was able to lock him inside the store and notify police While police were en route, Clemons said, the teen fired two shots at the door but was not able to get the door open. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 24 Nov. 2021

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“Get the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20door. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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