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back door /'bæk'dɔ:/

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be at death's door Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

at death's door

very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.

darken a church door

attend church, go to a church service He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.

dead as a doornail

dead, showing no signs of life, stone dead It's only a stuffed bear. It's dead as a doornail.

door to door

going from one house to the next house We went door to door asking for donations for the team.

foot in the door

an opening or opportunity I finally got a foot in the door when they accepted my application.

Katie bar the door

get ready for trouble, a desperate situation is at hand The gang arrived at the bar and were ready to come in and fight. Well, Katie bar the door.

keep the wolf from the door

keep us fed, prevent hunger This cheque will keep the wolf from the door. We can buy food.

kitty bar the door

play defensively, play only to prevent a goal In the third period we played kitty bar the door and won 4-2.

leave the door open

allow people to reply, invite a response, feel free to reply If you offer to provide answers to their questions, you leave the door open for a reply.

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

open some doors

provide opportunities, help someone succeed I'm hoping my college diploma will open some doors.

show someone the door

ask someone to go away When he started yelling in the restaurant he was quickly shown the door.

the wolf is at the door

poverty is coming, keep the wolf... A month after my husband lost his job, the wolf was at the door.

backdoor

a euphemism for the anus

next door to

1．in or to the next house of在…隔壁
He lives next door to me．他住在我隔壁。
2．very close to；almost the same as几乎等于；接近于
Publishing secrets about the country's missiles is next door to treason．刊登有关国家导弹的秘密等于叛国。
The sick man was next door to death．这病人即将死亡。

open its doors

1．allow sb．or sth．to enter or join开门接纳；开放
That college was started for women only，but a few years ago，it opened its doors to men．那所学校原先只收女生，数年后兼收男生。
The art exhibition has opened its doors to both professional and amateur artists．艺术展览馆对专业的和业余的艺术工作者开放。
2．begin doing business开张；开门The new department store opened irs doors last week．那家新百货商店上星期刚开张。

open tne door

give a chance提供机会
The success of the operation on his legs opened the door to a whole new life for him．他腿部手术的成功给他带来了新生活的希望。
This agreement opens the door to advances in every field．这个协议为各方面的发展创造了条件。
Higher education opens the door to a better jobs．高等教育为寻求较好职业创造了条件。

shut the door on

Idiom(s): shut the door on something AND close the door on someone or something

Theme: STOP

to terminate, exclude, or obstruct something.
• Your bad attitude shuts the door on any future cooperation from me.
• The bad service at that store closes the door on any more business from my company.

show sb to the door

Idiom(s): show someone (to) the door AND see someone to the door

Theme: DISMISSAL

to lead or take someone to the door or exit.
• After we finished our talk, she showed me to the door.
• Bill and I finished our chat as he saw me to the door.

open the door to

Idiom(s): open the door to sth

Theme: PERMISSION

to permit or allow something to become a possibility.
• Your policy opens the door to cheating.
• Your statement opens the door to John's candidacy.

get one's foot in the door

Idiom(s): get one's foot in the door

Theme: ADVANTAGE - GAIN

to achieve a favorable position (for further action); to take the first step in a process.
• I think I could get the job if I could only get my foot in the door.
• It pays to get your foot in the door. Try to get an appointment with the boss.
• I have a better chance now that I have my foot in the door.

from door to door

Idiom(s): from door to door

Theme: PROXIMITY

moving from one door to another—typically, from one house to another.
• Anne went from door to door, selling books, to earn money for college.
• The children went from door to door, saying "Trick or treat!" at each one.

darken one's door

Idiom(s): darken one's door

Theme: VISITING

[for an unwelcome person] to come to someone's door seeking entry. (As if the visitor were casting a shadow on the door. Formal, or even jocular.)
• Who is this who has come to darken my door?
• Is that you, John, darkening my door again? I thought you were out of town.
• The heroine of the drama told the villain never to darken her door again.
• She touched the back of her hand to her forehead and said, "Go and never darken my door again!"

big as all outdoors

Idiom(s): (as) big as all outdoors

Theme: SIZE

very big, usually referring to a space of some kind. (Folksy.)
• You should see Bob's living room. It's as big as all outdoors.
• The new movie theater is as big as all outdoors.

behind closed doors

Idiom(s): behind closed doors

Theme: SECRECY

in secret; away from observers, reporters, or intruders.
• They held the meeting behind closed doors, as the law allowed.
• Every important issue was decided behind closed doors.

beat a path to one's door

Idiom(s): beat a path to one's door

Theme: ATTRACTION

[for people] to come to someone in great numbers. (So many people will wish to come and see you that they will wear down a pathway to your door.)
• I have a product so good that everyone is beating a path to my door.
• If you really become famous, people will beat a path to your door.

at one's doorstep

Idiom(s): at someone's doorstep AND on someone's doorstep

Theme: RESPONSIBILITY

in someone's care; as someone's responsibility.
• Why do you always have to lay your problems at my doorstep?
• I shall put this issue on someone else's doorstep.
• I don't want it on my doorstep.

see sb to the door

on one's doorstep

close the door on

By the back door

If something is started or introduced by the back door, then it is not done openly or by following the proper procedures.

Close the stable door after the horse has bolted

If people try to fix something after the problem has occurred, they are trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. 'Close the barn door after the horse has bolted' is alternative, often used in American English.

Doormat

A person who doesn't stand up for themselves and gets treated badly is a doormat.

Fortune knocks once at every man's door

Everyone gets one good chance in a lifetime.

Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

If someone takes action too late, they do this; there is no reason to lock an empty stable.

Never darken my door again

This is a way of telling someone never to visit you again.

Swinging door

This idiom refers to something or someone that can go in two conflicting or opposite directions.

When one door shuts another opens.

Failure should not discourage us, for some other opportunity always exists.

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.

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.

back door|backdoor

n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Rear of vehicle. I am watching your back door.

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.

close the door|bar the door|shut the door

v. phr. To prevent any more action or talk about a subject. The President's veto closed the door to any new attempt to pass the bill. Joan was much hurt by what Mary said, and she closed the door on Mary's attempt to apologize. After John makes up his mind, he closes the door to any more arguments.
Antonym: OPEN THE DOOR.

closed-door|close|closed|door

adj. Away from the public; in private or in secret; limited to a few. The officers of the club held a closed-door meeting. The committee decided on a closed-door rule for the investigation.
Compare: IN PRIVATE.

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.

dead as a doornail|dead|doornail

adj. phr. Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder your car won't start.

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.

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.

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.

be at death's door

To be acutely ill or actual abutting to afterlife or absolute destruction. I was at death's aperture afterwards a case of basic rabies. There are abounding genitalia of the ambiance that are at death's aperture due to the furnishings of pollution.Learn more: door

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