to open the door to sth
11open — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 door, window, box, etc. ADVERB ▪ fully, wide ▪ She opened all the windows wide to let some fresh air in. ▪ gingerly ▪ Fred opened the box gingerly and peered inside …
12open into something — ˈopen into/onto sth derived to lead to another room, area or place • This door opens onto the yard. • The two rooms open into each other. Main entry: ↑openderived …
13open onto something — ˈopen into/onto sth derived to lead to another room, area or place • This door opens onto the yard. • The two rooms open into each other. Main entry: ↑openderived …
14ˌopen (sth) ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to open a locked door, container, or building He opens up the shop every morning.[/ex] 2) same as open Donald wants to open up a bookshop.[/ex] 3) to make a situation possible or make something available to people, or to become… …
15burst open — phrase if a door or container bursts open, it opens quickly and suddenly The door burst open and in came Samuel. Thesaurus: to open or unlock something, or to come opensynonym Main entry: burst * * * ˌburst ˈopen | ˌburst (sth) ˈopen …
16burst (something) open — ˌburst ˈopen | ˌburst (sth) ˈopen idiom to open suddenly or violently; to make sth open in this way • The door burst open. • Firefighters burst the door open and rescued them. Main entry: ↑burstidiom …
17ˌset sth ˈoff — phrasal verb 1) to cause something to operate or to explode Jeff pushed open the front door, which set off the alarm.[/ex] 2) to cause a situation or a series of events to happen The price rises could set off mass protests.[/ex] …
18close — close1 W1S1 [kləuz US klouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shut)¦ 2¦(move parts together)¦ 3¦(shut for period of time)¦ 4¦(stop operating)¦ 5¦(end)¦ 6 close an account 7¦(in money markets)¦ 8 close a deal/sale/contract etc 9¦(offer finishes)¦ …
19knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ …
20push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …
