Cracked the door (open)
He cracked the door (open) and peeked (out) into the hallway.
What does it mean to "crack a door" and does it need "open" or does it has a different meaning?
Is "out" okay to include?
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anonymous does it has After auxiliary do ( do, does, did ) you must use the plain form of the verb. does it have CJ
- anonymous does it has After auxiliary do ( do, does, did ) you must use the plain form of the verb.
- does it have CJ
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anonymousdoes it has
After auxiliary do (do, does, did) you must use the plain form of the verb.
does it have
CJ
0anonymousWhat does it mean to "crack a door"
It's when you open the door just a tiny bit to look out, hoping that no one sees you.
But then there is also the case where maybe you slammed the door too violently and it cracked (broke along a line in the wood). In that case, too, you "cracked" the door.
anonymousdoes it need
0anonymousHe cracked the door (open) and peeked (out) into the hallway.
In my experience, "crack a door" is possible, but you rarely see anything cracked that way but a window. I might make it "He opened the door a crack …." It's better with "out", I'd say.
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