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Idioms and Phrases
Allow for further action or discussion. For example, This will's terms leave the door open for fighting among the heirs . This metaphoric expression transfers the invitation implied by an open door to future events. Also see open the door to .Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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