open

open idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with open, also see keep a weather eye (open); keep one's eyes open; lay open; leave open; leave the door open; not open one's mouth; out in the open; throw open; wide open; with one's eyes open; with open arms.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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