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
Shantae	shahn-TAY	English (Rare)
Jabez	JAY-bez (English)	Biblical
Joeri	YOO-ree	Dutch
Naveen	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Daan	DAH:N	Dutch
Jana (1)	YAH-nah (Dutch, German)	Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German, Slovene, Catalan