open season | Idiomator

Meaning: (hunting,sometimes followed byonorforto designate the kind of animal hunted)A period of time during thecalendar yearwhenauthoritieswithin ajurisdictionpermit theunrestrictedhunting of one or more kinds ofanimalwildlife.1912,Jack London, chapter 1, inThe Scarlet Plague(fiction):"But there weren't many crabs in those days," the old man wandered on. "They were fished out, and they were great delicacies. Theopen seasonwas only a month long, too."; (figurative,often followed byonorfor)A situation in which someone isendangered,blamed,harassed, oropposedin asustainedmanner by a number of others; a situation in which something is endangered or otherwise opposed.1919,William MacLeod Raine, “Prologue”, inA Man Four-Square(fiction):In the country of the Clantons there was always anopen seasonon any one of his name.1964March 20, “Patents: Knocking Down the Pole”, inTime‎[1],→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon16 April 2016:The court thus overruled all the states' protective laws, except against outright fraud, and declaredopen seasonon any products not protected by patents.2009,Tawny Weber,Coming on Strong(fiction),→ISBN,page37:The paparazzi and gossip hounds have declaredopen seasonon celebrities.2025February 19, Christian Wolmar, “Reeves talks of 'growth' but pays lip service to the railway”, inRAIL, number1029, page35:On aviation, the Chancellor seemed to suggest it wasopen seasonfor expanding airports across the UK, irrespective of the fact that flying is a major source of CO² in the atmosphere.; (idiomatic,often followed byonorfor)A situation or period in which some activity is routinely carried on.1921,Peter B. Kyne, chapter 15, inThe Pride of Palomar(fiction),page155:"My dear Miss Parker, this is theopen seasonon terrible practical jokes."1959October 26, “Music: Curtains Up!”, inTime‎[2],→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon4 August 2014:Theopen seasonon culture in Manhattan used to begin with the first stroke of a Metropolitan Opera baton.

Examples:

EN: It's open season on rodents around here.
ES: Es temporada de roedores por aquí.
EN: Its the open season for cuckoos.
ES: Es temporada de caza de chiflados.
EN: I guess it's always open season on football coaches.
ES: Supongo que nunca hay veda para los entrenadores de fútbol.
EN: We're willing, but it's always open season for editors.
ES: En eso estamos, pero siempre hay temporada de caza para los editores.
EN: Well, 1932 was open season for cops.
ES: 1932 fue una temporada de caza de policías.
EN: Now mind you, I don't hold with the extremists who feel there should be open season for murder all year round.
ES: Pero no comparto la idea radical de que habría que matar todo el año.
EN: It's always open season on princesses.
ES: Siempre hay veda abierta cuando se trata de princesas.
EN: It's open season.
ES: Se ha abierto la veda.
EN: It's an open season.
ES: Es una estación abierta.
EN: It's always open season on her kind.
ES: Es de las que siempre están dispuestas.
EN: Here, it's open season.
ES: Aquí, en cambio, el campo está libre.
EN: It's open season on her.
ES: La temporada de caza estaba abierta.
EN: It's open season on you as long as you go poaching on the preserves of love.
ES: Estás en temporada mientras vayas metiéndote en los cotos privados del amor.
EN: In any case, I'm the only one here who decides when open season is starting.
ES: En cualquier caso, soy el que decide cuándo comienza la temporada abierta.
EN: It would be open season.
ES: Se abriría la veda.

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