单词 | leave the door open |
释义 | leave the door openAllow 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. Words nearby leave the door openleave someone alone, leave someone in peace, leave someone in the lurch, leave someone to his or her resources, leave-taking, leave the door open, leave to someone's own devices, leave to someone's tender mercies, Leave well enough alone, leave without a leg to stand on, leave word 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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