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open season
noun
a specific season or time of year when it is legal to catch or hunt for fish or game protected at all other times by the law.
a period of time in which a person or thing is exposed to criticism, attack, or recrimination.
Election year is open season on all incumbents.
open season
noun
a specified period of time in the year when it is legal to hunt or kill game or fish protected at other times by law
(often foll by on) a time when criticism or mistreatment is common
open season on women employees
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of open season1
Example Sentences
It’s like declaring “open season” for racism — an invitation to discrimination.
Acevedo also worried about officers feeling emboldened to bend or break the rules in the current climate: “You don’t want to re-create the perception, real or not, that it’s open season for bad policing, because you’re going to have that small percentage that’re going to act on that belief that they’re not going to be held accountable.”
But to get in during the open season of May 23 through Sept. 7, you’ll need tickets, which are available now.
"Even during our open season for visitors, the public aren't allowed on to this section because the seals are still here through the summer," he said.
It would, no doubt, mark open season on transgender people, including adults, who could be subject to the same health bans as minors.
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