open sesame

noun
🔊/ˌəʊpən ˈsesəmi/
🔊/ˌəʊpən ˈsesəmi/
[singular]
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  1. an easy way to gain or achieve something that is usually very difficult to get开门咒语;通行手段;通行证
    • Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job.在校成绩好并非总是获得高薪职位的敲门砖。🔊🔊
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    Word OriginFrom the fairy tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which the magic words open sesame had to be said to open the cave where the thieves kept their treasure.