To keep the wolf from the door

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Wer beim Vorstellungsgespräch mit der Tür ins Haus fällt, hat keine guten Karten. Manchmal sind es so viele Bewerber, dass sie sich die Türklinke in die Hand geben. Gut, wenn man schon einen Fuß in der Tür hat. 

Sometimes bathroom stalls in China don't have doors on them. Though this may seem shocking to some, it's quite convenient when faced with the dilemma of whether to push the door open to potential stall going-ons, or not. But for those more uncertain times, when you are ...