open with

Idioms  

1. Begin with, as in The concert season opens with the Symphony performing Mahler's Ninth. This idiom uses open in the sense of “begin,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.

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Example Sentences

Mosley broke the game open with his 91-yard touchdown reception on a screen pass at the outset of the third quarter after Santa Margarita’s defense stuffed Centennnial on fourth-and-one play from the Eagles’ seven-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times

But she’s in a coma and Hawkins is now split wide open, with particles from the Upside Down pouring in.

From Salon

There are no knobs to be found; doors open with hidden latches and levers.

From Los Angeles Times

Stocks jumped at the open with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite up as much as 2.6% this morning.

From Barron's

Aberdeenshire Council said dozens of schools could not open, with schools in Moray and the Highlands also closed.

From BBC