criticism

Related to criticism: literary criticism, Constructive criticism

barrage of criticism

A large amount of criticism, condemnation, or reproach. The congressman faced a barrage of criticism for his remarks this morning.
See also: criticism, of

open (oneself) (up) to criticism

1. To do something that leaves oneself vulnerable to criticism from others. Don't ever openly or directly admit that you've done something wrong while you're in a leadership position, or you'll just open yourself to criticism from all sides. The prime minister has really been opening herself up to criticism with the way she's been backpedaling on her positions recently.
2. To allow others to give one criticism. You'll never improve as a writer if you don't open yourself up to criticism more.
See also: criticism, open

open to criticism

1. Able to be criticized by others. All art is open to criticism. We should never say we can't critique something just because it is a "masterpiece."
2. Willing to receive and listen to criticism. Would you mind reading this short story I wrote? I really want to improve my writing, so I'm open to criticism!
See also: criticism, open
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

open oneself to criticism

to do something that makes one vulnerable to criticism. By saying something so stupid in public, you really opened yourself to criticism.
See also: criticism, open

open to criticism

vulnerable to criticism. Anything the president does is open to criticism.
See also: criticism, open
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • barrage of criticism
  • a lightning rod for something
  • lightning rod
  • above reproach
  • be in the firing line
  • if you don't mind me saying (so)
  • if you don't mind me/my saying so...
  • if you don't mind my saying (so)
  • be wide open to (something)
  • come to the boil
References in periodicals archive
Rafsanjani, the chairman of the Expediency Council, has often advocated permission for free expression of political criticism, but this was the first time he was heard to say the suppression of honest criticism can undermine the government.
There is a great deal of confusion these days about criticism, but I think the world (not least the art world) needs criticism right now, more than ever.
What better time to collect my thoughts about the state of film criticism, to take its temperature, blood pressure and check its vital signs?
In an effort to overcome the tendency toward isolationism in the practice of biblical criticism, each methodological assessment aims to highlight congruencies or similarities with other criticisms.
If we take criticism in general to be the creation and circulation of aesthetically sensitive descriptions and evaluations of an art form and its instances (in this case, poetry), then academic criticism must be criticism that fits four criteria: 1.
The field of literary criticism and theory is certainly ripe for a change, a shift, at least something to shake it up a bit.
In my recent article I did write, "while certain ideas may appear novel and even radical within ceramics discourse, if these have previously run their course in the larger art world then to embrace them as innovative cannot help but generate an effect of naivete." The point is merely that importing certain forms of criticism to ceramics (Freudian-based criticism is an example I used) when they have been logically discarded in the larger art world (and the humanities in general) is not sound practice.
Here Muecke and King make reference to a statement made by Fredric Jameson: It is very clear that there has been a flowing together of theory and criticism. It seems that theory can't exist without telling little narrative stories and then at this point of criticism, criticism seems very close to simply telling stories.
A new history of literary criticism is an interesting thing at a time when literary criticism's death has already been announced.
Lack of a serious effort to avoid any notable limitation in the performance of a political organization, particular individual or group may be the direct result of indifference toward promoting mutual criticism or utilizing any available criticism.
This online database provides full-text access, in either PDF or HTML format, to works of literary criticism, essays, biographical pieces; and bibliographic information from hundreds of scholarly journals, magazines, reference books and monographs.
Part II offers methodological essays that explore the respective "windows" of scientific inquiry and cultural criticism more fully.
That is to say words are primarily tools then Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism is a massive and highly organized conceptual toolbox.
Genetic Criticism: Texts and Avant-textes introduces the French revolution in textual criticism to the English-speaking world.
A November 2005 poll by the bipartisan polling and consulting firm RT Strategies found that 70 percent of Americans--including 55 percent of Democrats--agree that "criticism of the war by Democratic senators hurts troop morale."