Shut
Shut adjective - Not open.
Wide open
Both terms in one sentence
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In the Area 88 TV anime, Roundell not only has an eyepatch but his one good eye is always shut...until he suffers a flashback at in inopportune time and it snaps wide open.
Source: Eyes Always Shut - He lacks Contractural Boss Immunity, making it easy to shut him down with status moves or Sleep/Stun Seeds, and his most powerful attack leaves him wide open the following turn.
Source: Anti-Climax Boss - Star Trek's automatic doors will always open (when not locked) when a person approaches, and shut as the person moves away—unless the door NEEDS to be wide open, in which case...
Source: Plot-Sensitive Items
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