open the door to

Idioms  

1. Also, open doors. Create an opportunity for, as in Legalizing marijuana may open the door to all kinds of abuse, or Her statement opened the door to further discussion, or Dad's connections at the hospital have opened doors for Richard's colleagues at medical school. [Late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

For the Marson lab, which focuses on T cells and other parts of the immune system, the method could open the door to many more discoveries.

From Science Daily

They open the door to individual stocks, thousands of mutual funds, sector ETFs, and — depending on the provider — crypto ETFs or other alternative assets.

From MarketWatch

And a more permissive regulatory environment could open the door to a wave of mergers among smaller lenders, Schachter said.

From MarketWatch

In that event, the president could declare victory over the drug cartels but then open the door to new development in the oil industry.

From Barron's

Even with the remaining unknowns, the results open the door to new interior scenarios, challenge long-standing assumptions, and highlight important gaps in material science at planetary conditions.

From Science Daily