Collocation
open the door
to move a door so it is no longer closed and can be passed through
Definition
'open the door' is a common English collocation. to move a door so it is no longer closed and can be passed through
open + the door
“Could you open the door, please?”
Examples
- Could you open the door, please?
- I opened the door and saw a package on the doorstep.
- Please open the door quietly; the baby is sleeping.
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- Do not open the door to strangers.
- He opened the door for the elderly woman and let her go in first.
- When the fire alarm rang, the staff opened the door to the emergency exit.
- If you open the door too fast, the wind will slam it shut.
- She tried to open the door, but the key would not turn in the lock.
- I cannot open the door because my hands are full of groceries.
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