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

That personal agent will interface with travel suppliers’ AI agents—not a human to be heard or seen—and book trips for people from their front door and back, according to their known likes and dislikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

George Harrison even immortalised the fans who used to gather outside the front door in the song Apple Scruffs, from his post-Beatles album All Things Must Pass.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

On cue, Ansari burst through the front door as Patel.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Officers arrived to find the front door open and found a man wearing a black hoodie and pants inside the home, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

There’s a sound on the drive and I run downstairs and open the front door.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler