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Brewer's: Door-opener

(The). So Crates, the Theban, was called, because every morning he used to go round Athens and rebuke the people for their late rising. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Fly Open

(To). To open suddenly, as, “the doors flew open,” “les portes s'ouvrirent,” as they do sometimes by the force of the wind. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Open the Ball

(To). To lead off the first dance; to begin anything which others will assist in carrying out. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OpheliaOpen, Sesame A B C D…

Brewer's: Open Question

(An). A statement, proposal, doctrine, or supposed fact, respecting which each individual is allowed to entertain his own private opinion. In the House of Commons every members may vote as…

Brewer's: Open Secret

(An). A piece of information generally known, but not yet formally announced. “It was an open secret that almost every one [of Lord Palinerston's ecclesiastical appointments] was virtually…

Brewer's: Open, Sesame

The charm by which the door of the robber's dungeon flew open. The reference is to the tale of The Forty Thieves, in the Arabian Nights. “These words were the only `open sesame' to their…

U.S. Open Champions

The following table lists the U.S. Open golf champions since 1895. The record for most wins is a four-way tie between Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905), Robert T.…

British Open Champions

The following table lists the winners of the British Open Championship golf tournament from 1920 to the present. George Duncan was the first person to win the British Open…

Women's British Open

Edition:9thDates:Aug. 8–11Site:Turnberry GC, Turnberry, WalesPar:36-36—72 (6479 yards)Purse:$1,500,000 1 234TotEarnings1Karrie Webb66-71-70-66—273$263,3832Michelle Ellis69-70-68-68—275129,…

Open Your Eyes

Director: Alejando AmenabarWriters:Alejando Amenabar and Mateo GilArtisian Entertainment; R; 110 minutesRelease:4/99Cast:Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri…