[sing.] an easy way to gain or achieve sth that is usually very difficult to get:
Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job.
ORIGIN From the fairy-tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which the magic words open sesame had to be said to open the cave where the thieves kept their treasure.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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