open season

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === open season (countable and uncountable, plural open seasons) (hunting, sometimes followed by on or for to designate the kind of animal hunted) A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife. (figurative, often followed by on or for) A situation in which someone is endangered, blamed, harassed, or opposed in a sustained manner by a number of others; a situation in which something is endangered or otherwise opposed. (idiomatic, often followed by on or for) A situation or period in which some activity is routinely carried on. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “hunting”): close season, closed season ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “open season”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. open season on Wikipedia.Wikipedia