open oneself to criticism

to do something that makes one vulnerable to criticism. By saying something so stupid in public, you really opened yourself to criticism.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dzhamal	-	Chechen
Lleucu	-	Welsh
Sachairi	-	Scottish
Ippolit	-	Russian
Vitali	vee-TAH-lee (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Korbin	KAWR-bin	English (Modern)