throw open
phrasal verbthrow something open (to somebody)
- to allow people to enter or visit a place where they could not go before
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- to allow people to discuss something, take part in a competition, etc.
- The debate will be thrown open to the audience.
- The organizers are throwing the contest open to under 21s for the first time.