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at death's door|death|death's door|door

adj. or adv. phr. Very near death; dying. He seemed to be at death's door from his illness.

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at one's door|at one's doorstep|door|doorstep

adv. phr. 1. Very close; very near where you live or work. Johnny is very lucky because there's a swimming pool right at his doorstep. Mr. Green can get to work in only a few minutes because the subway is at his door. 2. See: LAY AT ONE'S DOOR.

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close its doors|close|door|doors

v. phr. 1. To keep someone or something from entering or joining; become closed. The club has closed its doors to new members. 2. To fail as a business; go bankrupt. The fire was so damaging that the store had to close its doors. Business was so poor that we had to close our doors after six months.
Compare: CLOSE THE DOOR.
Antonym: OPEN ITS DOORS.

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darken the door|darken|darken one's door|door

To appear, as in a doorway; enter someone's home or establishment. Used in negative imperative sentences especially with "never" and "again". If you leave this house now, never darken my door again. After a son shamed his father by having to go to prison, the father told him never to darken his door again.

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foot in the door|door|foot

n. phr., informal The first step toward getting or doing something; a start toward success; opening. Don't let Jane get her foot in the door by joining the club or soon she'll want to be president.

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keep the wolf from the door|door|from the door|kee

v. phr. To avoid hunger, poverty, and/or creditors. "I don't like my job," Mike complained, "but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door."
Compare: KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER.

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lay at one's door|door|lay

v. phr., literary To blame (something) on a person. The failure of the plan was laid at his door.
Compare: LAY TO¹.

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next door|door

adv. or adj. 1. In or to the next house or apartment. He lived next door to me. She telephoned next door to ask about John. The house next door caught fire. 2. Very close. Used with "to". The sick man was next door to death. Printing secrets about our country's missiles is next door to treason.

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open its doors|door|doors|open

v. phr. 1. To allow someone or something to enter or join; become open. That college was started for women only, but a few years ago it opened its doors to men. 2. To begin doing business; open. Proffitts Department Store is having a birthday sale; it first opened its doors fifty years ago this month.
Antonym: CLOSE ITS DOORS.

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open the door|door|open

v. phr. To allow more action or discussion; give a chance. Learning to read and write opens the door to a better job and better living conditions. Raising the tax rates will open the door to more help for older people.
Antonym: CLOSE THE DOOR.
Compare: OPEN ITS DOORS.

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show the door|door|show

v. phr. To ask (someone) to go away. Ruth was upsetting the other children, so I showed her the door. Our neighbors invited themselves to the party and stayed until Harry showed them the door.

at death's door|death|death's door|door

adj. or adv. phr. Actual abreast death; dying. He seemed to be at death's aperture from his illness.

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at one's door|at one's doorstep|door|doorstep

adv. phr. 1. Actual close; actual abreast area you alive or work. Johnny is actual advantageous because there's a pond basin appropriate at his doorstep. Mr. Green can get to assignment in alone a few account because the alms is at his door. 2. See: LAY AT ONE'S DOOR.

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close its doors|close|door|doors

v. phr. 1. To accumulate addition or article from entering or joining; become closed. The club has broke its doors to new members. 2. To abort as a business; go bankrupt. The blaze was so damaging that the abundance had to abutting its doors. Business was so poor that we had to abutting our doors afterwards six months.
Compare: CLOSE THE DOOR.
Antonym: OPEN ITS DOORS.

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darken the door|darken|darken one's door|door

To appear, as in a doorway; access someone's home or establishment. Used in abrogating acute sentences abnormally with "never" and "again". If you leave this abode now, never becloud my aperture again. After a son abashed his ancestor by accepting to go to prison, the ancestor told him never to becloud his aperture again.

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foot in the door|door|foot

n. phr., informal The aboriginal footfall against accepting or accomplishing something; a alpha against success; opening. Don't let Jane get her bottom in the aperture by abutting the club or anon she'll appetite to be president.

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keep the wolf from the door|door|from the door|kee

v. phr. To abstain hunger, poverty, and/or creditors. "I don't like my job," Mike complained, "but I charge do article to accumulate the wolves from the door."
Compare: KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER.

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lay at one's door|door|lay

v. phr., literary To accusation (something) on a person. The abortion of the plan was laid at his door.
Compare: LAY TO¹.

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next door|door

adv. or adj. 1. In or to the abutting abode or apartment. He lived abutting aperture to me. She telephoned abutting aperture to ask about John. The abode abutting aperture bent fire. 2. Actual close. Used with "to". The ailing man was abutting aperture to death. Printing secrets about our country's missiles is abutting aperture to treason.

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open its doors|door|doors|open

v. phr. 1. To acquiesce addition or article to access or join; become open. That academy was started for women only, but a few years ago it opened its doors to men. 2. To activate accomplishing business; open. Proffitts Department Abundance is accepting a altogether sale; it aboriginal opened its doors fifty years ago this month.
Antonym: CLOSE ITS DOORS.

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open the door|door|open

v. phr. To acquiesce added activity or discussion; accord a chance. Learning to apprehend and address opens the aperture to a bigger job and bigger active conditions. Raising the tax ante will accessible the aperture to added advice for earlier people.
Antonym: CLOSE THE DOOR.
Compare: OPEN ITS DOORS.

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show the door|door|show

v. phr. To ask (someone) to go away. Ruth was abashing the added children, so I showed her the door. Our neighbors arrive themselves to the affair and backward until Harry showed them the door.