open (someone or something) to (someone or something)

idiom

: to allow (a particular group of people) to enter, use, or participate in (something)

He opens his home to anyone who needs a place to stay.

This year, we've opened the contest to all children under the age of 16.

: to cause or allow (someone or something) to be affected by (something bad, such as criticism)

Their actions have opened the government to charges of corruption.

By being secretive about her past, she opens herself (up) to political attacks.

Examples of open (someone or something) to (someone or something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The back of the suit is also open to maximize breathability for summer. —

Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024 But Alito approached the immunity question from another angle, asking if – without legal right to immunity – a former president would be left open to malicious prosecution. —

Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024 The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. —

Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024 The center of campus is usually open to city foot traffic, but, because of recent tensions, campus administrators had restricted access to Columbia I.D. holders; many of the activists, trying to stay anonymous, were careful not to swipe their I.D.s on the way in. —

Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024 The work-in-progress will have two staged readings open to the public next month, at the university campus and at Loray Mill. —

Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024 That leaves the grid more open to sabotage than those in many other European nations and Sweden must be prepared for disruptions, according to Vera van Zoest, associate senior lecturer at the Swedish Defence University. —

Lars Paulsson, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024 The meeting, which will be open to the public, will take place at 10 a.m. Friday in the school district’s headquarters in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. —

Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024 Doors will open to the public Tuesday (April 16) and continue welcoming Swiftie scholars over the next two days leading up to the 16-track LP’s arrival on Friday (April 19). —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024

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