be an open invitation for/to somebodyCARELESSto make it very easy for someone to rob you or harm you 让某人易于〔抢劫或伤害〕 Leaving the car unlocked is just an open invitation to thieves. 不锁汽车就离开是摆明了让窃贼来偷。
be an open invitation for/to somebody• Leaving the car unlocked is just an open invitation to thieves.• The Carter team feared that the remark and the attitude it conveyed would be an open invitation to execute Kim.
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