"when one door shuts, another door opens" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: when one door closes, another opens
    Sense id: en-when_one_door_shuts,_another_door_opens-en-proverb-0Deng-v8 Categories (other): English proverbs

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