sliding door
Meanings
noun
- A door that opens and closes by sliding to the side; sometimes one of a pair.
- Denotes a crucial decision point at which outcomes diverge depending on which of two courses is followed.
adj
- sliding door(s) moment, sliding door(s) decision
- 2023 May 10, B.C. Wallin, “Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- 2023 May 10, B.C. Wallin, “Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name): The Wachowskis’ animé-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history.
- The Wachowskis’ animé-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history.
Word forms
Etymology
(crucial decision point): From the plot of the film Sliding Doors.
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