open the door

idiom

: to make (something) easier or more likely to happen

—often + for or to

Her success opened the door for thousands of young women who wanted to play sports.

His experiences in the army opened the door to a career in politics.

Examples of open the door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This level of performance would allow for a reduction of up to 75 percent in the photovoltaic cell area required, slash material costs, and open the door to new design possibilities for energy-efficient buildings. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025

Market shifts also open the door for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals at better valuations. —Kevan Yalowitz, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Firing a faculty member can take years and open the door to lawsuits. —Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The decision Former FTC Chair William Kovacic told CNBC that the Justice Department is essentially betting that limiting Google’s exclusivity deals will open the door for new competitors to emerge. —Mackenzie Sigalos,kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for open the door

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