open doors (to (someone/something))

to provide new opportunities or possibilities.

These days, it's cable TV that is opening doors to talented young people and giving them a chance to succeed.

When I was a student, a college diploma was guaranteed to open doors.

Related vocabulary: open the door to something

• kick upstairs
• kick up the arse
• kick up the backside
• kick up your heels
• be whistling Dixie
• be whistling in the dark
• be wide of the mark
• be wide open
• be wide open to
• be wide open to abuse
• be wide open to [abuse/criticism etc.]
• be wide open to criticism
• be wise to
• be wise to someone
• be wise to something
• be with child
• be within an ace of
• be within an ace of doing something
• be within an ace of something
• be worlds apart
• be worried out of mind
• be worried out of your mind
• be worried sick
• be worth a dime
• be worth a fig