keep/leave your options open
keep (one's) options open
To refrain from making a decision or commitment that will limit one's choices in the future. You're awfully young to be getting married. I just think you should keep your options open until you're finished with college. They've offered me a good salary if I stay with the company, but I think I'd like to keep my options open.
See also: keep, open, option
leave (one's) options open
To refrain from making a decision or commitment that will limit one's choices in the future. You're awfully young to be getting married. I just think you should leave your options open until you're finished with college. They've offered me a good salary if I stay with the company, but I think I'd like to leave my options open for now.
See also: leave, open, option
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep (or leave) your options open
avoid committing yourself. 1996 Colin Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men Have it your way. We'll go to Princetown. But I'm keeping my options open. If there's any more trouble…we're out, we're home.
See also: keep, open, option
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
keep/leave (all) your ˈoptions open
avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice in the future: Doing business with him is sometimes quite stressful. He likes to keep all his options open until the very last minute.See also: keep, leave, open, option
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- keep (one's) options open
- keep your options open
- leave (one's) options open
- keep opinions to
- keep (one's) opinions to (oneself)
- well-heeled for (a particular type of person)
- keep out from under (one's) feet
- keep out from under feet
- hold one's tongue, to
- abstain