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beat a path to someone's door beat a path to (one's) doorTo visit someone in large numbers or a crowd. I'm supposed to try to woo the ex-CEO of that company, but I'm pretty sure every other recruiter in town has beat a path to his door already.See also: beat, door, pathbeat a path to someone's doorCome to someone in great numbers, as in Ever since she appeared on television, agents have been beating a path to her door. The term beat a path alludes to the trampling action of many feet. [Late 1500s] See also: beat, door, pathbeat a path to someone's door If people beat a path to someone's door, they are eager to talk to that person or do business with them. Business leaders should be beating a path to Mr Eggar's door demanding that tough environmental laws be passed. Fashion editors now beat a path to Mugler's door and thousands of followers flock to get into one of his events. Note: This expression has been attributed to the American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82), who used similar words in a lecture: `If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbour, 'tho he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.' See also: beat, door, pathbeat a path to someone's door (of a large number of people) hasten to make contact with someone regarded as interesting or inspiring. This phrase developed from the idea of a large number of people trampling down vegetation to make a path: compare with off the beaten track (at beaten).See also: beat, door, path |