kick a door down

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

to break a door open using force from a kick

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Examples (10)

  • The police had to kick the door down to get inside the building.
  • He threatened to kick the door down if she didn't open it.
  • The firefighters were forced to kick the door down to rescue the trapped residents.
  • In a fit of rage, he tried to kick the door down, but it was too strong.
  • They heard a loud bang as someone tried to kick the door down.
  • The hero had to kick the door down to save the hostage.
  • She saw the intruders kick her front door down and rushed to call for help.
  • The old wooden door was easily kicked down by the vandals.
  • If you don't open up, we'll have to kick this door down.
  • The detective instructed his team to kick the door down and secure the premises.