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

idiom

Definition of open (someone or something) to (someone or something)

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.

Word by Word Definitions

open play

: having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides
: being in a position or adjustment to permit passage : not shut or locked
: having a barrier (such as a door) so adjusted as to allow passage

: to move (something, such as a door) from a closed position
: to make available for entry or passage by turning back (something, such as a barrier) or removing (something, such as a cover or an obstruction)
: to make available for or active in a regular function

: opening
: open and unobstructed space: such as
: open air

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someone play

: some person : somebody

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something play

: some indeterminate or unspecified thing
: some indeterminate amount more than a specified number
: a person or thing of consequence

: in some degree : somewhat
used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective

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