open question

A debatable issue.

Whether assisted suicide is legal and moral or not is still an open question, recent publicity on the matter notwithstanding.

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leave open

[leave open] {v. phr.} To remain temporarily unsettled; subject to further discussion. * /Brad said that the question of health insurance would be left open until some future date./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in question] {adj. phr.} 1. In doubt; in dispute; being argued about or examined. * /I know Bill would be a good captain for the team. That is not in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

beyond question

[beyond question] (2) or [without question] {adv. phr.} Without doubt or argument; surely; unquestionably. * /Beyond question, it was the coldest day of the winter./ * /John's drawing is without […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take the lid off

[take the lid off] {v. phr.} 1. To let out in the open; divulge. * /It's about time to take the lid off the question of how many prisoners of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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