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
Benvenuto-Italian
Galchobhar-Ancient Irish
MoMOEnglish
TorstenTOSH-ten (Swedish), TAWR-sten (German)Swedish, Danish, German
Currie['kʌri]
Yevgen-Ukrainian