Open sesame
Open sesame noun - Something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal.
Usage example: it turned out that a simple “please” was the open sesame for charming the hotel manager into giving us a room with a better view
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Scheme and open sesame are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scheme" instead a noun phrase "Open sesame".
Scheme
Scheme noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Open sesame and scheme are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Open sesame" instead a noun "Scheme".
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Scheme and Open sesame. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open_sesame/scheme
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