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open season on
Idioms and Phrases
A period of unrestrained criticism or attack on something or someone, as in During an election year it's open season on all officeholders . This expression alludes to the period during which one may legally hunt or fish. [ Colloquial ; c. 1900]Example Sentences
It would, no doubt, mark open season on transgender people, including adults, who could be subject to the same health bans as minors.
At a rally days before the election, Trump brought the house down once again by declaring open season on members of the press.
It's a declaration of open season on anyone deemed “Other.”
It’s now open season on the voter rolls.
“Israel is trying to show its own people that it’s open season on Hamas leaders,” said Daniel Byman, a veteran researcher on the Middle East and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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