front door


noun

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

Origin of front door

First recorded in 1740–50

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British Dictionary definitions for front door

front door

noun

the main entrance to a house
an open legitimate means of obtaining a job, position, etc to get in by the front door