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

Vernice leaves their small Louisiana hometown at 18 to join a powerful sisterhood of Black women at Spelman College who open the door to a world of affluent aspiration. —Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025

This high-density, high-speed setup could open the door to an entirely new form of tactile storytelling. —New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025

If Dan Campbell and Detroit can upset Sean McVay and Los Angeles, that should open the door for Seattle to improve to an NFC-best 11-3. —Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025

Auburn finished 5-7, short of the six-win standard for bowl eligibility, but under NCAA rules, a program's academic progress rate (APR) can open the door for bowl eligibility with five wins. —Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 11 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for open the door

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