open the door (third-person singular simple present opens the door, present participle opening the door, simple past and past participle opened the door)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open,‎ door.
2. (idiomatic) To allow access or facilitate. [with to or for ‘someone/something’]

   the court's decision today opens the door to future partisan manipulations

   his vacancy opened the door for young people who wanted a position

   • 2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 March 2026:

     The setlist didn’t stray from what McCartney played at his similarly intimate Santa Barbara Bowl gig last September, though “Flaming Pie” snuck into this concert’s final act, opening the door for a rousing back-to-back-to-back of “Jet,” “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” and “Get Back.”

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