open the door to

Idioms

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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open the door to

"It appears the BoJ will pull the trigger and hike in September but then open the door to a potential pick up in the pace of hiking," Paresh Upadhyaya at Pioneer Investments said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

“We open the door to teshuva,” said David Wolpe, a rabbi in Los Angeles, using the Hebrew word for repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He added that the bill “will keep us ahead of China, keep us ahead of everyone else, will open the door to the next wave of innovations and innovators.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The discovery could open the door to a different way of treating cancer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

He threw open the door to Blue Spot.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

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