B2idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
keep your options open
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to avoid making a final choice so that you still have several possibilities
Change 'your' to my, his and so on. Sensible, not negative, unlike 'sit on the fence'.
In context
I've applied to three companies because I want to keep my options open.
Study maths and English now, and you'll keep your options open for university.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens