door to door

alternative initialism D2D

1. metonymicallynot comparableFrom one household or business to the next.

   He carried the petition door to door, collecting signatures.

   2 more examples

   He sold magazine subscriptions at inflated prices door to door.

   Selling door to door is the best training - and test - for a new salesman.

2. metonymicallynot comparableFrom ultimate origin to ultimate destination.

   The trip takes sixteen hours door to door.

   1. metonymicallynot comparableby further extensionFrom shipper to recipient.

      The express company could only handle shipments door to door on the West Coast, needing others to reach the rest of the country.

   2. metonymicallynot comparableby further extensionFrom inception to final completion.

      It was purely a CIA operation, door to door.

alternative initialism D2D

1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of door-to-door.