front door

American  

noun

1. the main entrance to a house or other building, usually facing a street.

2. Informal.  anything offering the best, most direct, or most straightforward approach to a place, situation, objective, etc.

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front door British  

noun

1. the main entrance to a house

2. an open legitimate means of obtaining a job, position, etc

   to get in by the front door

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Etymology

Origin of front door

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

The affected panels are installed on the crown of the cockpit and on the sides of the aircraft next to the front doors.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said it was "frustrating" to have lost one of the front door centrepieces of the display when it wasn't even December yet.

From BBC

Taken together, the number of leaks in an older home can be the equivalent of leaving your front door wide open, says Christine Williamson, a building scientist and assistant professor of architecture at Virginia Tech.

From The Wall Street Journal

They took a selfie together, and Amelia turned to wave as she walked through the front door, her uncle testified at a preliminary hearing earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times

On the drive up to the Rose Bowl’s front door, underneath the legendary glowing sign, toward the picturesque purple mountains, there stands the most impactful symbol of the school that plays there.

From Los Angeles Times