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  • 1open the door — {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./ Contrast: CLOSE… …

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  • 2open the door — {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./ Contrast: CLOSE… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3close the door — or[bar the door] or[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… …

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  • 4close the door — or[bar the door] or[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… …

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  • 5Door furniture — (British and Australian English) or Door hardware (North American English) refers to any of the items that are attached to a door or a drawer to enhance its functionality or appearance. Decorative door in Florence, Italy. Design of door furniture …

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  • 6The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle — is a Sherlock Holmes mystery story by John Dickson Carr. The story was published in the 1954 collection, The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes , a joint enterprise of Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr. PlotThe overbearing wife of James… …

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  • 7To lie at the door of — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …

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  • 8The Green Mile (film) — The Green Mile Promotional poster Directed by Frank Darabont Produced by Frank Darabont …

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  • 9The Night Gwen Stacy Died — The Amazing Spider Man #121 (June 1973. Cover art by John Romita, Sr. Publisher Marvel Comics Publicati …

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  • 10The Flies — (known in the original French as Les Mouches ) is a play by Jean Paul Sartre, written in 1943. It is an adaption of the Electra myth, previously used by the Greek playwrights Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripedes. The play recounts the story of… …

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