throw open

1. Make more accessible, especially suddenly or dramatically, as in His withdrawal threw open the nomination to all comers. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

In so doing it will throw open the door to yet more discrimination against trans adults, women, and other vulnerable groups.

From Slate

Trump has already shown his desire to throw open more of the land for oil drilling, mining and logging.

From Los Angeles Times

What queer photographers have done for decades now is throw open the doors to their lives and the lives of the queer people around them — not just in controlled or carefully crafted moments, but in tender ones, where they are their most vulnerable and authentic.

From Los Angeles Times

If I am going to throw open my arms to welcome the sunlight and barbecues and lake swims and the air that’s the exact same temperature as my skin, then the wasps are invited as well.

From New York Times

Long sacred to Native American tribes, the formation is now home mainly to cattle that chomp grass behind stone walls built by Chinese laborers more than a century ago, oblivious to the fact that some people want to throw open the gates and some want to keep them locked forever.

From Los Angeles Times