be open to [abuse etc.]

be (wide) open to [abuse/criticism etc.]

to be likely to be abused, criticized etc. The system is wide open to abuse. It's a position which leaves them wide open to criticism. You don't want to lay yourself open to attack.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marjory	['ma:dʒəri]
Rebekah	[ri'bekə]
Filippa	fee-LIP-pah (Swedish)	Russian, Greek, Swedish, Italian
Magdalen	-	English
Estela	-	Portuguese, Spanish
Phaedra	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)