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单词 open season
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open season

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noun

a specific season or time of year when it is legal to catch or hunt for fish or game protected at all other times by the law.
a period of time in which a person or thing is exposed to criticism, attack, or recrimination: Election year is open season on all incumbents.

Origin of open season

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby open season

open-reel, open-reel tape, open registry, open sandwich, open sea, open season, open season on, open secret, open sentence, open sesame, open set
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British Dictionary definitions for open season

open season

noun

a specified period of time in the year when it is legal to hunt or kill game or fish protected at other times by law
(often foll by on) a time when criticism or mistreatment is commonopen season on women employees
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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