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
Sjeng	SHENG	Limburgish
Whitlock	['hwitlɔk]
Callum	KAL-um	Scottish
Drummond	-	English (Rare)
Loida	-	Spanish
Abigail	AB-i-gayl (English), AH-bee-giel (German)	English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin