be kicking at an open door Idiom

at death's door

very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.

darken a church door

attend church, go to a church service He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.

dead as a doornail

dead, showing no signs of life, stone dead It's only a stuffed bear. It's dead as a doornail.

door to door

going from one house to the next house We went door to door asking for donations for the team.

foot in the door

an opening or opportunity I finally got a foot in the door when they accepted my application.

Katie bar the door

get ready for trouble, a desperate situation is at hand The gang arrived at the bar and were ready to come in and fight. Well, Katie bar the door.

keep the wolf from the door

keep us fed, prevent hunger This cheque will keep the wolf from the door. We can buy food.

kitty bar the door

play defensively, play only to prevent a goal In the third period we played kitty bar the door and won 4-2.

leave the door open

allow people to reply, invite a response, feel free to reply If you offer to provide answers to their questions, you leave the door open for a reply.

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

be blame at an accessible door

1. To be attempting to accomplish a adapted aftereffect that is already ensured of success, about due to actuality broadly accustomed or supported. It turns out they were blame at an accessible aperture with this legislation, which acclamation appearance as accepting an 80 percent approval rate. Many affected that the candidate's alien angle would be bound and actually absolved by the population, but it turns out that, in abounding genitalia of the country, he was blame at an accessible door.2. To do article that is bombastic and unnecessary. A: "She's absolutely aloof blame at an accessible aperture by alone talking to her own supporters." B: "I know, that won't absolutely aggrandize her abject of voters."Learn more: door, kick, open

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liveware living daylights living end LLB loaded loaded to the hilt local yocal lock, stock and barrel lock the barn door after the horse is gone lock the barn door after the horse is stolen lock up lock you up log off log on lolligag long and the short of it long arm of the law be it as it may be joined at the hip be jolly hockey sticks be jonesing for (something) be jumping up and down be just a matter of time be just a pretty face be just a question of time be just another pretty face be just before you're generous be just looking be just the job be just the same (to someone) be just the thing be just what the doctor ordered be kacking it be kakking it be keen about (someone or something) be keen on (someone or something) be kept in the dark (about something) be kept in the loop be kept on a short leash be kept on a tight leash be kicked to the curb be kicked upstairs be kicking at an open door be knee-deep in be knee-high to a grasshopper be knocked down a notch (or two) be knocked down a peg (or two) be knocked out cold be knocked out of the box be knocked sideways be knocking on heaven's door be knocking on the door be laid to rest be larger than life be laughed out of court be laughing be laughing (one's) head off be laughing all the way to the bank be laughing on the other side of (one's) face be laughing on the other side of your face be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth be laughing up (one's) sleeve be laughing up your sleeve be laughing your head off be left (out) in the cold be left at the post be left hanging (in the air/in midair) be left hanging in the air