open (someone or something) to (someone or something)
idiom
1
: 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.
2
: 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.
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As an actor, Jordan will next be seen starring in Ryan Coogler’s original period horror film Sinners, which is projected to open to $40M+ over Easter weekend.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Be open to possibility and ready to receive opportunities that will lead to success.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The figs would cook until their tough outer skin softened and some began to burst open to gently ooze their seedy pulp, thickening the mixture into a grainy, molasses-brown syrup, while other figs remained whole, their thick stems still attached.
—Claude Barilleaux, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
The data, assembled in a 3D reconstruction colored to delineate different brain circuitry, is open to scientists worldwide for additional research – and for the simply curious to take a peek.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Be open to possibility and ready to receive opportunities that will lead to success.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The figs would cook until their tough outer skin softened and some began to burst open to gently ooze their seedy pulp, thickening the mixture into a grainy, molasses-brown syrup, while other figs remained whole, their thick stems still attached.
—Claude Barilleaux, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
The data, assembled in a 3D reconstruction colored to delineate different brain circuitry, is open to scientists worldwide for additional research – and for the simply curious to take a peek.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open (someone or something) to (someone or something)
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“Open (someone or something) to (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20to%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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