Idiom
keep one's options open
Meaning
To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I want to keep my options open before I decide.”
“She applied to several different universities to keep her options open for the next academic year.”
“Rather than committing to a single career path immediately, he chose to keep his options open by gaining experience in several diverse industries.”
Examples
simple
“I want to keep my options open before I decide.”
contextual
“She applied to several different universities to keep her options open for the next academic year.”
complex
“Rather than committing to a single career path immediately, he chose to keep his options open by gaining experience in several diverse industries.”
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