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open sesame

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open sesame
n.
A simple, trusty means of attaining a goal.
[From the magical formula Open Sesame used by Ali Baba in the Arabian Nights to open the door of the robbers' cave.]
open sesame
n
a very successful means of achieving a result
[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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Noun1.open sesame - any very successful means of achieving a result
means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
2.open sesame - a magical command; used by Ali Baba
bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something


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