leave something open

leave something open
leave something open
to leave a date or time unscheduled. •

I left something open on Friday, just in case we want to leave work early.

Please leave an appointment open for Mrs. Wallace next week. She will be calling in to our office for an appointment.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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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 — 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

  • open — o|pen1 [ oupən ] adjective *** ▸ 1 when public can visit ▸ 2 when you can see inside ▸ 3 not covered/enclosed ▸ 4 not blocked ▸ 5 not hidden/secret ▸ 6 anyone can see/join ▸ 7 considering suggestions ▸ 8 when something can be done ▸ 9 possible ▸… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • open */*/*/ — I UK [ˈəʊpən] / US [ˈoʊpən] adjective 1) if a shop, restaurant etc is open, people are working there and the public can use or visit it Are the shops open on Sundays? There s a bar that stays open all night. open for business: We are open for… …   English dictionary

  • OPEN — Period (OPEN) The period that defines when the trading service is opened. London Stock Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. open open 1 [ˈəʊpən ǁ ˈoʊ ] adjective [not before a noun] 1. COMMERCE if a shop, bank, restaurant etc is open, it is allowing… …   Financial and business terms

  • leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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