knock on the door of

phrase

: to be very close to achieving

a talented young singer who is knocking on the door of success

Examples of knock on the door of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then came a knock on the door of their home in Minneapolis on Tuesday. — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2026

The knock on the door of Daiyan Henley’s hotel room came early Saturday morning. — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 3 Nov. 2025

Seattle SuperSonics fans have felt abandoned by the league for 17 years now, and no time more than these past couple weeks as the Oklahoma City Thunder (the one-time Sonics) knock on the door of their first championship in OKC. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

In 2006, a knock on the door of the iconic house changed the entire world of the home’s owners. — Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025

On one of these visits, Yamaguchi’s group happened to knock on the door of Koshiro Onchi, a renowned printmaker and a foundational leader of the sosaku hanga (creative print) movement. — Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024

In the clip, the duo knock on the door of none other than fellow actor Jason Momoa, who informs them that his Super Bowl party is canceled due to cable Internet issues. — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2024

Rhymes for knock on the door of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove