wide open
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2.3
- adjective
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- "It's an area that is wide open for research," he says.
- doors wide open
- eyes wide open
- leave options wide open
And therefore, it's just wide open for for kind of the taking.
- And therefore, it's just wide open for for kind of the taking.
- There's still somebody with a wide open heart and a blue sea of opportunity.
- But is it, is this why they want the border wide open and they're not addressing it, are they?
- The borders are wide, wide open.
- Deep winks, but it's just closing your eyes and then popping them wide open.
- And in this first love, the woman is extremely vulnerable, wide open.
- It's a one bedroom suite, but it's a suite with one bedroom, but it's a wide open like suite overlooking the pier.
- But during the transition, we step out of our familiar surroundings into a big, wide open space where everything is new.
- If it happens before then I will accept it with arms wide open, but as of right now, not right now.
- that leads to a house in the middle, but the world of edge piece puzzles is wide open because we are making it up as we go.
- Their eyes were wide open and they hissed the indrawn hiss of, you know, suddenness.
- But maybe the first thing I need to do is know that the void is just wide open space and it can be beautiful on its own.
Examples
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The field was wide open, giving the players plenty of space to run and play.
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The freeways were wide open.
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And therefore, it's just wide open for for kind of the taking.
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His door was wide open.
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There is a door, and it is wide open if you just take a second look.
Academic text (2014) -
The economy is booming, the job market is wide open, the planet is just fine.
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The door to the apartment was wide open; he hesitated a moment, then went in.
Fiction book (1991) -
For those reasons, the market socialists should leave their options wide open rather than sticking to a single model.
Academic text (1994) -
About 10:15, the pizza kid arrives... the door's wide open.
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The Muslim Mosque, Inc. will remain wide open for ideas and financial aid from all quarters.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
Not closed so people or things can go through
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4.1
Free from limits and control, it allows people to use or access
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1.1
Completely open with nothing closed or covering it
Antonyms
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'completely open, unrestricted' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'wide' (broad, to a great extent) with 'open' (not closed). This intensifying compositional pattern is straightforward and common, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the MWE.
Etymology
Wide open uses a simple image: the words wide and open make us think of doors or windows pushed fully back so nothing blocks the way. So when a place or chance is wide open, it is 'completely open' or 'available' with no limits or barriers.