knock on doors
idiom
: to go to each house or apartment in an area to talk with the people who live there
Campaign workers have been knocking on doors throughout the neighborhood.
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Reports are circulating of an active campaign in which threat actors knock on doors, pretending to be from a bank, and actually request a PIN number in person on the doorstep.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
This time, in addition to the $1 million checks, Musk offered to pay $20 to anyone who signed up on his group’s site to knock on doors for Schimel and posted a photo of themselves as proof.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Without them—the people who rummage through public bins and knock on doors to ask for recycling—Brazil’s war against waste would be lost.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
Helping residents find resources For the CASPER survey in Buncombe County, teams of two were going to knock on doors in census tracts selected to represent the broader demographics.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
This time, in addition to the $1 million checks, Musk offered to pay $20 to anyone who signed up on his group’s site to knock on doors for Schimel and posted a photo of themselves as proof.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Without them—the people who rummage through public bins and knock on doors to ask for recycling—Brazil’s war against waste would be lost.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
Helping residents find resources For the CASPER survey in Buncombe County, teams of two were going to knock on doors in census tracts selected to represent the broader demographics.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Knock on doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20on%20doors. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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