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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Pullbacks of this nature often open the door to excellent trading opportunities, provided traders have the patience to wait for the right moment. —

Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 After several minutes of instruction, the volunteers open the door. —

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025 Without solid performance reviews, discipline records, and objective ratings in place, this method could open the door to discrimination claims. —

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025 Thune has argued that if there aren’t the votes to confirm Trump’s nominees under regular order, there won’t be the votes to send senators home for more than ten days to open the door to emergency appointments. —

Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for open the door

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