open sesame
open sesame
a marvelous or irresistible means of achieving access
In the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in the Arabian Nights, the door of the robbers' cave was made to open by uttering this magic formula.
Related Idioms and Phrases :
be open with
speak frankly to
conceal nothing from
an open book
a thing of which all have deep knowledge or understanding
1944 - Frank Clune - The Red Heart - The desert is an open book to the man of the Vast Open Spaces, but to the schoolmaster it was a closed book.
in the open = into the open
out of doors
not under cover
not subject to concealment or obfuscation
made public
open-and-shut
(of a case or argument) admitting no doubt or dispute
straightforward and conclusive
with your eyes open = with open eyes
fully aware of the risks and other implications of an action or situation
open sesame :
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