"the world is someone's oyster" meaning in All languages combined

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          "word": "die Welt liegt einem zu Füßen"
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          "note": "весь мир к твои́м услу́гам (vesʹ mir k tvoím uslúgam, literally “the whole world is at your service”)",
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      "sense": "all opportunities are open to someone"
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      "sense": "all opportunities are open to someone",
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      "sense": "all opportunities are open to someone",
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      "sense": "all opportunities are open to someone",
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      "sense": "all opportunities are open to someone",
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      "note": "весь мир к твои́м услу́гам (vesʹ mir k tvoím uslúgam, literally “the whole world is at your service”)",
      "sense": "all opportunities are open to someone"
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