open season (on (someone/something))

a situation in which someone or something is criticized or treated unfairly.

City newspapers have declared open season on the mayor.

She feels it's almost like someone has declared open season on anyone who looks like a foreigner.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of open season (= the time of year when hunting is legal)

• carry the day
• carry through
• carry through something
• carry weight
• cart away
• cart before the horse
• cart off
• cart someone away
• cart someone off
• cart something away
• carve out
• carve out something
• carve up
• carve up something
• case in point
• cash cow
• cash in
• cash in chips
• cash in on
• cash in on something
• cash in your chips
• cash on the barrelhead
• cash out
• cash out something
• cast about