open sesame
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open sesame
noun
open sesame
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of OPEN SESAME
[singular]
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something that allows a person or thing to do or enter something successfully and easily
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Perfect test scores are an open sesame to the best schools.
◊ Open sesame comes from the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which Ali Baba uses the magical command “open sesame” to open the door of the thieves' cave.
