English Reference

Idiom

opening of an envelope

Meaning

Any kind of event or activity that may contribute to one's self-promotion or visibility in society.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He attends every opening of an envelope to get famous.”

“The actor never misses an opening of an envelope if it helps him stay in the public eye.”

“In his desperate pursuit of relevance, he appeared at every opening of an envelope, regardless of how trivial the occasion might seem to others.”

Examples

simple

“He attends every opening of an envelope to get famous.”

contextual

“The actor never misses an opening of an envelope if it helps him stay in the public eye.”

complex

“In his desperate pursuit of relevance, he appeared at every opening of an envelope, regardless of how trivial the occasion might seem to others.”

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