knock on doors
idiom
: to go to each house or apartment in an area to talk with the people who live there
Campaign workers have been knocking on doors throughout the neighborhood.
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That member, the FBI said, directed the then 14-year-old to dress in all black, knock on doors and attack people with a hammer – guidance Sturdivant followed closely before a family member stepped in.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Neighbors frantically knock on doors The four-alarm fire started on the first floor of 494 Humbolt just before 2 a.m., shortly before Bentley Robles and Ronan Counihan jumped into action to alert their neighbors.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Like just go knock on doors for an afternoon for the candidate of your choice.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
After the Free Press asked Sheffield's campaign and City Council staff to comment on Kinloch's assertions, spokeswoman Brittni Brown notified a reporter that Sheffield cancelled her plans to knock on doors in Detroit neighborhoods Sunday afternoon.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Neighbors frantically knock on doors The four-alarm fire started on the first floor of 494 Humbolt just before 2 a.m., shortly before Bentley Robles and Ronan Counihan jumped into action to alert their neighbors.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Like just go knock on doors for an afternoon for the candidate of your choice.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
After the Free Press asked Sheffield's campaign and City Council staff to comment on Kinloch's assertions, spokeswoman Brittni Brown notified a reporter that Sheffield cancelled her plans to knock on doors in Detroit neighborhoods Sunday afternoon.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Knock on doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20on%20doors. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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