Work & careers
keep the door open
leave a future possibility
To keep the door open means to leave a possibility, offer, or relationship available for the future.
Hear it in real life
Did you reject their invitation completely?
No, I kept the door open for another time.
I turned down the job, but I kept the door open for future opportunities.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I kept an open door for future work.
Say: I kept the door open for future work.
Use the fixed phrase "keep the door open," not "keep an open door," for this meaning.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep the door open; keep the door open for something
Your turn: say it out loud
I turned down the job, but I kept the door open for future opportunities.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep the door open
leave a future possibility
“I turned down the job, but I kept the door open for future opportunities.”
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