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throw open
Idioms and Phrases
Make more accessible, especially suddenly or dramatically, as in His withdrawal threw open the nomination to all comers . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
In so doing it will throw open the door to yet more discrimination against trans adults, women, and other vulnerable groups.
Trump has already shown his desire to throw open more of the land for oil drilling, mining and logging.
queer photographers have done for decades now is throw open the doors to their lives and the lives of the queer people around them — not just in controlled or carefully crafted moments, but in tender ones, where they are their most vulnerable and authentic.
If I am going to throw open my arms to welcome the sunlight and barbecues and lake swims and the air that’s the exact same temperature as my skin, then the wasps are invited as well.
Long sacred to Native American tribes, the formation is now home mainly to cattle that chomp grass behind stone walls built by Chinese laborers more than a century ago, oblivious to the fact that some people want to throw open the gates and some want to keep them locked forever.
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