when one door closes, another one opens

when one door closes, another one opens
as/​when one door closes, another one opens phrase
used for saying that even though you have lost an opportunity to do one thing, an opportunity to do something else has appeared
Thesaurus: opportunitiessynonym
Main entry: door

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