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Definition of throw open phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

throw open

phrasal verb
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throw something open (to somebody)
  1. to allow people to enter or visit a place where they could not go before
  2. 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.
See throw open in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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