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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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 By contrast, a win by Vice President Harris would open the door for a more aggressive U.S. diplomatic leadership on climate. —

Andrew Freedman, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Opponents believe the amendment would open the door for public funding to be routed to private schools via voucher programs, education savings accounts and other new legislation. —

Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open the door

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