door
UK /dɔː/US /doɹ/
noun9
verb1
forms
doored · dooring · doors
Phrases with door
- at death's doorAbout to die; in a life-threatening state of health.
- at someone's doorVery nearby; close to someone.
- at the door ofVery near to; such that something is imminent.
- bang down the doorTo demand something.
- darken a church doorTo go to church to attend a service.
- darken someone's doorTo arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.
- get one's foot in the doorTo initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.
- get the doorTo open a door to help another person to pass through.
- go in the out doorTo engage in anal sex.
- have one's foot in the doorTo have an advantage or upper hand in something.
- kick at an open doorTo carry out a redundant activity.
- knock on heaven's doorTo die or be close to death.
- knocking on heaven's doorDying, close to death.
- lay at someone's doorTo blame (a problem) on someone; to hold someone responsible for (something).
- leave at the doorTo dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.
- leave the door openTo maintain the possibility of something happening in the future.
- lie at one's doorTo be directly imputable to one; to be one's own fault.
- open-door policyA policy or usual practice, by a person in authority, of permitting subordinates or constituents to visit his or her office unannounced and at any reasonable time for the purpose of discussing matters of concern.
- open the doorTo allow access or facilitate.
- push against an open doorTo do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.