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

The idea was to throw open the door to more countries, no matter how small, to play on the game’s biggest stage—which is exactly what happened.

From The Wall Street Journal

"These findings open the door to developing new diabetes treatments that directly target this pathway in the brain," Fukuda said.

From Science Daily

This could open the door to new approaches in brain monitoring, bio-integrated sensors, and other medical and technological uses.

From Science Daily

Tesla further pushes back its expectations for when FSD technology could get approved by Dutch regulators, a milestone that would open the door to broader European opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The measures limited their ability to lend and helped open the door to private-credit firms and other nonbank lenders, which had been booming until running into more recent turbulence.

From The Wall Street Journal