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Examples:open enquiries and secret search (idiom); investigate openly and in secret—lit. easy dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies—receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded—fig. work in the open regardless of the weather—open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain—lead the wolf into the woodpile (idiom); to leave oneself open to attack—open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)—Government Open system Interconnection Profile—roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides—lit. open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); whole-hearted loyalty—dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)—"village-certificated house", residence supposedly only transferable other village residents but often sold on the open market—open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly—leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly—lead the wolf into the house (idiom); to leave oneself open to attack—lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded—leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand—broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects—vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)—open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright—open pants (for infants before toilet training)—single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)—listen to the ideas of others with an open mind [idiom.]—if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open [idiom.]— |