“open the”

The following 3 entries include the term open the.

open the door

phrase

: to make (something) easier or more likely to happen often + for or to

open the floodgates

phrase

: to remove something serving to restrain an outburst

open the way

phrase

: to make (something) easier or more likely to happen often + for or to


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