Daily life
be out the door
leave home
If you are out the door by a particular time, you have left home by then.
Hear it in real life
When do we need to leave?
We should be out the door by seven.
I have an early train, so I need to be out the door by six.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I need to be out the door until eight.
Say: I need to be out the door by eight.
Use “by” for the latest time you will have left.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be out the door by a time; get out the door
Your turn: say it out loud
I have an early train, so I need to be out the door by six.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be out the door
leave home
“I have an early train, so I need to be out the door by six.”
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