door

as one door closes, another opens you shouldn't be discouraged by failure, as other opportunities will soon present themselves. proverb

at death's door: seedeath.

beat a path to someone's door: seebeat.

behind closed doors: seeclosed.

blow the doors off be considerably better or more successful than. North American informal

by the back door: seeback.

close its doors (of a business) close down or fail. euphemistic

close (or shut) the door on (or to) exclude the opportunity for; refuse to consider.

2014Daily Telegraph Harman is developing a software barrier which might not be able to prevent a cyber attacker from making mischief with your route guidance, but would firmly close the door on any attempt to attack the operational side of the car.

door to door

1 (of a journey) from start to finish.

2 visiting all the houses in an area to sell or publicize something.

have a foot in the door: seefoot.

keep the wolf from the door: seewolf.

knock on the door: seeknock.

lay something at someone's door regard or name someone as responsible for something.

☞ This phrase may have arisen from the practice of leaving an illegitimate baby on the doorstep of the man who was identified as its father.

leave the door open for ensure that there is still an opportunity for something.

never darken someone's door: seedarken.

open the door to create an opportunity for.

2014New Zealand Herald Opponents will also claim that this is the thin end of the republican wedge and will open the door to the introduction of a republic.

show someone the door: seeshow.

a toe in the door: seetoe.