from door to door

  • 1(from) door to door — …

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  • 2door — [ dɔr ] noun count *** 1. ) a large flat object you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle: a little house with a red door The door creaked slowly open. There was a draft coming from under the door. open/close/shut the… …

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  • 3Door 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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  • 4door — W1S1 [do: US do:r] n [: Old English; Origin: duru door and dor gate ] 1.) the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you open and close when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard →↑gate open/close/shut …

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  • 5door to door — (from) door to door 1) from start to finish of a journey the trip from door to door could take more than four hours 2) visiting all the houses in an area to sell or publicize something he went from door to door selling insurance policies | [as… …

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  • 6door — door, gate, portal, postern, doorway, gateway are comparable chiefly as meaning an entrance to a place. Door applies chiefly to the movable and usually swinging barrier which is set in the opening which serves as an entrance to a building or to a …

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  • 7keep wolf from door —    In order to keep the wolf from the door, you need to have enough money to buy food and other essentials.     My grandparents earned barely enough money to keep the wolf from the door …

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  • 8going from door to door — arriving from one door to another, approaching each house trying to sell something or asking for donations …

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  • 9went from door to door — knocked on every door, collected donations, asked for favors …

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  • 10door — [[t]dɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦ doors 1) N COUNT A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is moved to open and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle. I was knocking at the front door there was no answer... The policeman opened… …

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