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.
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The ruling could therefore open the door for bond hearings for a significant share of detainees now held under the invalidated policy.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The storm will also open the door for a new, colder rush of frigid Arctic air to send temperatures plummeting for millions right before the calendar flips to December.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Judy cracks open the door to Cabin Twelve, which prompts a legion of cobwebs to expand and then collapse in her face.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
That change could open the door for stores to reject credit card tiers—such as higher-fee, high-reward cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve or Capital One Venture X—or further pass fees directly to consumers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The storm will also open the door for a new, colder rush of frigid Arctic air to send temperatures plummeting for millions right before the calendar flips to December.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Judy cracks open the door to Cabin Twelve, which prompts a legion of cobwebs to expand and then collapse in her face.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
That change could open the door for stores to reject credit card tiers—such as higher-fee, high-reward cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve or Capital One Venture X—or further pass fees directly to consumers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Open the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20the%20door. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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