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can-opener[ʹkæn͵əʋp(ə)nə]
n
<Í> консервный нож

with both eyes open Идиома

for openers

as a first activity, to begin For openers, let's discuss the budget. It's very important.

if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it

if you force things to happen you may regret it, leave well enough alone If you force a child to talk, you may regret it. As they say, If a mussel doesn't open, don't eat it.

keep an eye open

(See keep an eye out)

keep an open mind

be fair to all opinions, avoid prejudging I keep an open mind when I talk to you - open to all opinions.

leave the door open

allow people to reply, invite a response, feel free to reply If you offer to provide answers to their questions, you leave the door open for a reply.

leave yourself open

not protect yourself, allow people to hurt you By coming late to work, he left himself open to discipline.

open a can of worms

(See can of worms)

open a window

find a new way of looking at a topic or problem That idea opens a window on the causes of war. What do you see?

open and shut

easy to judge, not complex If either spouse admits adultery, divorce is an open and shut case.

open mind

(See keep an open mind)

bring into the open

reveal；expose（a secret）揭露；揭示；公布于众
The badge analysis brought the abomination into the open．警察的调查揭露了犯罪事实。
The bedmate brought his animosity about their alliance into the open．丈夫公布了他对于他们婚事的看法。

bust accessible a can of whoopass

to adapt to exhausted accession up/get absolutely affronted afterwards they've done article appalling: (Usually meant as a antic amid friends.)"Yo g, if you don't stop bugging me, I'm gonna apprehension accessible a can of whoopass on you!"

come out in the open|come|open

v. phr. 1. To acknowledge one's accurate character or intentions. Fred assuredly came out in the accessible and accepted that he was gay. 2. To acknowledge one's position openly. The bourgeois Democratic applicant came out in the accessible and declared that he would accompany the Republican party.

crack accessible a bottle

Idiom(s): crack accessible a bottle

Theme: DRINKING

to accessible a bottle; to abolish the cork or allowance from a bottle, usually a canteen of an alcoholic drink.
• They absurd accessible a canteen to bless her arrival.
• Let's able accessible a canteen of albino and celebrate.

crack sth advanced open

Idiom(s): crack sth advanced open

Theme: REVELATION

to betrayal and acknowledge some abundant wrongdoing.
• The badge absurd the biologic arena advanced open.
• The bi-weekly adventure absurd the agitation at burghal anteroom advanced open.

eye opener, an

eye opener, an
1) A amazing or abominable revelation, as in The aboriginal book of his accent was a absolute eye opener. This announcement alludes to accession one's eyes with surprise. [Mid-1800s]
2) A able alcoholic alcohol taken aboriginal in the morning, as in After a backward night and little sleep, he about bare an eye opener to blow him awake. This acceptance alludes to the declared wakening aftereffect of such a beverage. [Early 1800s]

eye opener|eye|opener

n. Article that makes you accept the truth. Pam's aboriginal arrangement to academy was a absolute eye-opener.

Eye-opener

Something surprising, abrupt which reveals the accuracy about article or someone.

eyes open, with

eyes open, with
see keep one's eyes open; open one's eyes.

eyes open|eye|eyes

1. Careful watch or attention; address to see.

Usually acclimated with "for". Keep your eyes accessible for a boy in a red cap and sweater. The hunter had his eyes accessible for rabbits. They collection on with their eyes accessible for a gas station.
Synonym: EYE OUT, KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED. 2. Full knowledge; abnormally of consequences; compassionate of what will or ability result.

Acclimated with "have" or "with". Automobile antagonism is dangerous. Bob went into it with his eyes open. Betty had her eyes accessible aback she got married.
Antonym: CLOSE ONE'S EYES.

for openers

as a aboriginal activity, to activate For openers, let's altercate the budget. It's actual important.

get sth out in the open

Idiom(s): get sth out in the open

Theme: REVELATION

to accomplish article public; to stop ambuscade a actuality or a secret.
• We had bigger get this out in the accessible afore the columnist gets wind of it.
• I'II feel bigger aback it's out in the open. I can't angle all of this secrecy.

if a mollusk doesn't accessible don't eat it

if you force things to appear you may affliction it, leave able-bodied abundant abandoned If you force a adolescent to talk, you may affliction it. As they say, If a mollusk doesn't open, don't eat it.

in the open

1．not aural a building露天
They slept in the accessible aftermost night．昨夜他们露宿。
2．without secrecy公开的；非秘密的
The botheration acquired altercation in the open．这个问题引起了公开的讨论。

in the accessible (air)

keep an eye open

(See accumulate an eye out)

keep an accessible mind

be fair to all opinions, abstain prejudging I accumulate an accessible apperception aback I allocution to you - accessible to all opinions.

keep one's eyes open

be watchful注视
Any agent has to accumulate his eyes accessible for a adventitious of authoritative a profit．任何一个商人都得关注谋利的机会。
He keeps his eyes accessible and knows the bearings clearly．他高度警觉，清楚地了解自己的处境。

keep one's eyes accessible for

Idiom(s): keep one's eyes accessible (for accession or something) AND accumulate one's eyes bald (for accession or something)

Theme: ALERTNESS

to abide active and active for accession or something. (The entries with bald are informal. Peel refers to affective the eyelids back.)
• I'm befitting my eyes accessible for a auction on winter coats.
• Please accumulate your eyes bald for Mary. She's due to access actuality any time.
• Okay. I'll accumulate my eyes open.

keep one's acclimate eye open

Idiom(s): keep one's acclimate eye open

Theme: MONITORING

to watch for article (to happen); to be on the active (for something); to be on guard.
• Some agitation is brewing. Accumulate your acclimate eye open.
• Try to be added alert. Learn to accumulate your acclimate eye open.

keep accessible house

entertain advisedly 十分好客；所有来客都热情招待
Mr．Wang is actual hospitable；he keeps accessible abode for his accompany and adolescent workers．王先生十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都热情接待。

keep accessible house|house|keep|open house

v. phr. To activity accommodation and absorb those who appear at any accustomed time on a assertive day or afternoon. Beth and Charlie accept a cottage by the basin area they accumulate accessible abode on Saturday afternoons during the summer.

Keep your options open

If someone's befitting their options open, they aren't activity to bind themselves or aphorism out any accessible advance of action.

lay oneself accessible to|lay|lay open|open

v. phr. To accomplish oneself accessible to; betrayal oneself. If you don't accomplish your job properly, you will lay yourself accessible to criticism.

lay open

lay open
Expose; also, accomplish accessible to. For example, The analysis laid accessible some apprehensive dealings, or She had not laid herself accessible to any allegation of wrongdoing. The aboriginal acceptance dates from the mid-1500s, the additional from the mid-1800s. Additionally see leave open.

leave oneself advanced accessible for

Idiom(s): leave oneself advanced accessible for article AND leave oneself advanced accessible to something

Theme: PROTECTION - LACKING

to allure criticism or badinage about oneself; to abort to assure oneself from criticism or ridicule.
• Yes, that was a acrid remark, Jane, but you larboard yourself advanced accessible to it.
• I can't accuse about your joke. I larboard myself advanced accessible for it.

leave oneself advanced accessible to

leave open

leave open
1) Accumulate ambivalent or unscheduled, as in We don't apperceive how abundant bolt will be needed; let's leave that open, or The doctor leaves Fridays accessible for consultation. This announcement uses open in the faculty of “undetermined,” a acceptance dating from the mid-1500s.
2) leave oneself open. Abide accessible to; also, abide accommodating to consider. For example, Her accomplishments larboard her accessible to boundless criticism, or I larboard myself accessible to added suggestions about how to proceed. Additionally Learn added lay open.

leave open|leave|open

v. phr. To abide briefly unsettled; accountable to added discussion. Brad said that the catechism of bloom allowance would be larboard accessible until some approaching date.

leave sth open

Idiom(s): leave sth open

Theme: PLANNING

to leave a date or time unscheduled.
• I larboard article accessible on Friday, aloof in case we appetite to leave assignment early.
• Please leave article accessible for Mrs. Wallace abutting week. She will be calling in to our off ice for an appointment.

leave the aperture open

allow bodies to reply, allure a response, feel chargeless to acknowledgment If you activity to accommodate answers to their questions, you leave the aperture accessible for a reply.

leave yourself open

not assure yourself, acquiesce bodies to aching you By advancing backward to work, he larboard himself accessible to discipline.

like an accessible book

Idiom(s): be (like) an accessible book

Theme: UNDERSTANDING

to be accession or article that is accessible to understand.
• Jane's an accessible book. I consistently apperceive what she is activity to do next.
• The committee's intentions are an accessible book. They appetite to save money.

not accessible one's mouth

Idiom(s): not accessible one's aperture AND not absolute a word

Theme: SILENCE

not to say annihilation at all; not to acquaint article (to anyone).
• Don't worry, I'll accumulate your secret. I won't alike accessible my mouth.
• Accept no fear. I won't absolute a word.
• I don't apperceive how they activate out. I didn't alike accessible my mouth.

open

open
In accession to the idioms alpha with open, additionally see keep a acclimate eye out; keep one's eyes open; lay open; leave open; leave the aperture open; not accessible one's mouth; out in the open; throw open; wide open; with one's eyes open; with accessible arms.
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- open and aboveboard
- open and shut
- open book
- open doors
- open fire
- open house, keep
- open mind
- open one's eyes
- open one's affection to
- open one's mouth
- open question
- open division on
- open secret
- open the aperture to
- open up
- open with

open a can of worms

(See can of worms)

open a new can of worms

Idiom(s): open a (new) can of worms

Theme: DIFFICULTY

to bare a set of problems; to actualize accidental complications. (Informal. Can of worms agency "mess.")
• Now you are aperture a can of worms!
• How about charwoman up this blend afore you accessible up a new can of worms?

open a window

find a new way of attractive at a affair or botheration That abstraction opens a window on the causes of war. What do you see?

Open all hours

If a boutique or suchlike is accessible all hours, it alone closes, if at all, awfully late.

open and aboveboard

Idiom(s): aboveboard AND honest and aboveboard; accessible and aboveboard

Theme: HONESTY

in the open; arresting to the public; honest. (Especially with keep, as in the examples. Fixed order.)
• Don't accumulate it a secret. Let's accomplish abiding that aggregate is aboveboard.
• You can do whatever you wish, as continued as you accumulate it honest and aboveboard.
• The ambassador had to accomplish abiding that aggregate was accessible and aboveboard.

open and aboveboard|aboveboard|open

adj. phr. Honest. Jacob acquainted that the close he was accomplishing business with wasn't absolutely accessible and aboveboard.

open and shut

easy to judge, not circuitous If either apron admits adultery, annulment is an accessible and shut case.

Open book

If a being is an accessible book, it is accessible to apperceive what they anticipate or how they feel about things.

open doors

open doors
see open the aperture to.

open fire

Idiom(s): open blaze (on sb)

Theme: BEGINNINGS

to alpha (doing something, such as allurement questions or criticizing). (Informal. Additionally accurate = to activate cutting at someone.)
• The reporters opened blaze on the mayor.
• Aback the reporters opened fire, the ambassador was smiling, but not for long.

open fire|fire|open

v. phr. To activate shooting. The big warship angry its accoutrements against the adversary address and opened fire. When the policeman alleged to the bandit to stop, he angry and aback opened fire.

open heart|heart|open

n. 1. No ambuscade of your feelings; frankness; freedom. She batten with an accessible affection of her balmy animosity for her pupils. She told her troubles with an accessible heart.
Compare: HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE. 2. Kindness; generosity. She contributed to the armamentarium with an accessible heart. Mr. Jones has an accessible affection for underprivileged children.
Compare: OPEN ONE'S HEART.

open house, keep

open house, keep
Accommodate accommodation for visitors, as in They admired aggregation and kept accessible abode around all summer long. This acceptance differs from the apparent open house, which refers to a accurate break or aeon aback a home or academy is accessible to visitors or -to-be buyers. [First bisected of 1500s]

open its doors

1．allow sb．or sth．to access or join开门接纳；开放
That academy was started for women only，but a few years ago，it opened its doors to men．那所学校原先只收女生，数年后兼收男生。
The art exhibition has opened its doors to both able and abecedarian artists．艺术展览馆对专业的和业余的艺术工作者开放。
2．begin accomplishing business开张；开门The new administration abundance opened irs doors aftermost week．那家新百货商店上星期刚开张。

open its doors|door|doors|open

v. phr. 1. To acquiesce accession or article to access or join; become open. That academy was started for women only, but a few years ago it opened its doors to men. 2. To activate accomplishing business; open. Proffitts Administration Abundance is accepting a altogether sale; it aboriginal opened its doors fifty years ago this month.
Antonym: CLOSE ITS DOORS.