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front door

noun

  1. the main entrance to a house or other building, usually facing a street.
  2. Informal. anything offering the best, most direct, or most straightforward approach to a place, situation, objective, etc.


front door

noun

  1. the main entrance to a house
  2. an open legitimate means of obtaining a job, position, etc

    to get in by the front door

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of front door1

First recorded in 1740–50
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Emily said when they first moved in, the front door did not lock.

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She said the flat itself was "horrendous" and claimed neighbours were regularly taking drugs near her front door.

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“And finally tonight, a bodega was robbed in Brooklyn this week. The burglars shattered the store's front door, emptied the cash register and set fire to the ATM. When asked why –”

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“Yeah, but he shattered the front door of a bodega,” Meyers said.

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Not everyone opened their front door on Monday, but some of those who did told Ms Mallet they had already voted.

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