open the door

phrase

: 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

The lack of a ruling on the legality of the primary could open the door for candidates to file lawsuits challenging the election results. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

The authors say the findings open the door to treating sleep hygiene as one lever in perianal disease management, though replication in non-European populations is still needed. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

If that breakout holds and follows through, the 651-upside target remains in play, while the improving longer-term weekly structure could eventually open the door to something considerably larger. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Could federal incentives open the door to yet another form of stacking incentives? — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for open the door

• conquistador
• covenantor
• forevermore
• hereinbefore
• kinetochore
• kwashiorkor
• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore