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on the door

on the door prepositional phrase: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, door.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, door.
  2. (UK) At the entrance to a public place (and staffing it, e.g. to check the IDs of people entering).
    • You see the bouncer on the door? His name's John.

Questions about on the door

What does on the door mean?
On the door means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, door.
What part of speech is on the door?
On the door is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the door in the dictionary

  1. on the deck
  2. on the defensive
  3. on the district
  4. on the DL
  5. on the docket
  6. on the door
  7. on the dot
  8. on the double
  9. on the down-low
  10. on the downlow
  11. on the drum

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