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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 .

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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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leave-takingleave to someone's own devices