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 findings could open the door to using gaming as a therapeutic tool to counter stress and anxiety. Video games and gaming. —

New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024 At the same time, the unemployment rate has inched higher this year, sparking concerns from the Fed about weaknesses in the labor market, and helping open the door to its recent rate reductions, noted one economist. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024 While the fiscal impulse has begun to wane with little incremental government spending coming on-line, Trump’s election and the Republican sweep open the door to using the budget reconciliation process to enact tax cuts. —

Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Hopefully this will open the door for What’s Happening! —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open the door

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