open season on



open season on

A period of unrestrained criticism or attack on something or someone, as in During an election year it's open season on all officeholders. This expression alludes to the period during which one may legally hunt or fish. [Colloquial; c. 1900]
See also: on, open, season

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rex[reks]
Prasenjit-Bengali
EÓGan-Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
AndrewAN-droo (English)English, Biblical
Aruzhan-Kazakh
Ballesteros[bælə'steərɔs]