open the door en · VERB
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, door.
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(idiomatic) To allow access or facilitate.
the court's decision today opens the door to future partisan manipulations
his vacancy opened the door for young people who wanted a position
The setlist didn’t stray from what McCartney played at his similarly intimate Santa Barbara Bowl gig last September, though “Flaming Pie” snuck into this concert’s final act, opening the door for a rousing back-to-back-to-back of “Jet,” “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” and “Get Back.”
2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opening the door | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| opens the door | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| opened the door | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| opened the door | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
it lasciare campo libero (allow access or facilitate)