leave open

leave open
leave (something) open to keep something available.

I've left the evening of the 12th open, just in case you want to go out to dinner.

We still have plenty of alternatives left open to us.

Related vocabulary: leave open the possibility of something/doing something

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  • leave open the possibility of something — leave open the possibility of (something/doing something) to not prevent something from happening. The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington. Usage notes: also used with that: His… …   New idioms dictionary

  • leave open the possibility of doing something — leave open the possibility of (something/doing something) to not prevent something from happening. The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington. Usage notes: also used with that: His… …   New idioms dictionary

  • leave open the possibility of — (something/doing something) to not prevent something from happening. The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington. Usage notes: also used with that: His retirement leaves open the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • leave open — {v. phr.} To remain temporarily unsettled; subject to further discussion. * /Brad said that the question of health insurance would be left open until some future date./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave open — {v. phr.} To remain temporarily unsettled; subject to further discussion. * /Brad said that the question of health insurance would be left open until some future date./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave\ open — v. phr. To remain temporarily unsettled; subject to further discussion. Brad said that the question of health insurance would be left open until some future date. •• to delay a decision or conclusion until after further discussion or action …   Словарь американских идиом

  • leave open — to delay a decision or conclusion until after further discussion or action …   Idioms and examples

  • leave something open — leave (something) open to keep something available. I ve left the evening of the 12th open, just in case you want to go out to dinner. We still have plenty of alternatives left open to us. Related vocabulary: leave open the possibility of… …   New idioms dictionary

  • leave the matter open — See: LEAVE OPEN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave the matter open — See: LEAVE OPEN …   Dictionary of American idioms

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