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View synonyms for open sesame
open sesame
noun
- any marvelously effective means for bringing about a desired result:
Wealth is the open sesame to happiness.
open sesame
noun
- a very successful means of achieving a result
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Word History and Origins
Origin of open sesame1
First recorded in 1785–95; from the use of these words by Ali Baba to open the door of the robbers' den
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Word History and Origins
Origin of open sesame1
from the magical words used by Ali Baba in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments to open the door of the robbers' den
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Example Sentences
Of course, she would find out who he was, and then—yes, he would find the Open Sesame for every door.
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Not only are the delights of this country mine for the asking, but my name is an Open Sesame in every land.
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Who would possess a lingam which was an Open Sesame to devildom and not make use thereof?
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There is no “Open Sesame” to the treasures of learning; they must be acquired by hard study.
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It appears to be a kind of picklock, an open sesame, Tanner—Tawno!
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