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Meaning of leave the door open | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To maintain the possibility of something happening in the future.

idiomatic, often

Examples

“Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates to their highest level in 22 years and left the door open to further action as they continued their 16-month campaign to wrestle inflation lower by cooling the American economy.”
“Harry Kane has left the door open for a return to Tottenham after completing his £100m move to Bayern Munich.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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