open season on

1. 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]

Example Sentences

The Republican-appointed justices have already declared open season on precedent they hate.

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“There is something about this that is pivotal for us—it feels like open season on certain groups of people in this country,” Loudon proclaimed, as Bolling anticipated that liberals would blame the gun.

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“The brief is asking the Supreme Court to bless open season on anybody on Los Angeles who happens to be Latino.”

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It would, no doubt, mark open season on transgender people, including adults, who could be subject to the same health bans as minors.

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At a rally days before the election, Trump brought the house down once again by declaring open season on members of the press.

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