beat a path to someone's door



beat a path to someone's door

Come 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, path

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marikomah-ṙee-koJapanese
Margaritamahr-gah-REE-tah (Spanish, Russian)Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Lestariles-TAH-reeIndonesian
Atanasije-Serbian
JÓHann-Icelandic
Aritra-Bengali