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walk someone to the door

escort someone as they leave

To walk someone to the door means to accompany them to the door when they are leaving.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Has the visitor left?

Yes, I walked her to the door a few minutes ago.

Play the conversation

I walked our guests to the door after dinner and thanked them for coming.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: walk someone until the door

Say: walk someone to the door

Use “to” to mark the destination someone accompanies another person to.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

walk someone to the door; walk someone out

Your turn: say it out loud

I walked our guests to the door after dinner and thanked them for coming.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

walk someone to the door

escort someone as they leave

“I walked our guests to the door after dinner and thanked them for coming.”

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