open up

open up
open up
1. Lit. open your door; open your mouth. (Usually Open up!) •

I want in. Open up!

Open up! This is the police.

2. Fig. to become available. •

A new job is opening up at my office.

Let me know if any other opportunities open up.

3. Fig. to go as fast as possible. (As in opening up the throttle.) •

I can't get this car to open up. Must be something wrong with the engine.

Faster, Tom! Open up! Let's go!

4. to become clear, uncluttered, or open. •

As we drove along, the forest opened up, and we entered into a grassy plain.

The sky opened up, and the sun shone.

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{v.} 1. To show for the first time; make clear; reveal. * /The story of Helen Keller's life opened up a whole new world to Mary./ * /Einstein's theories opened up a whole new area for study./ 2. To make available; present an opportunity; offer. * /The building of the railroad opened up new lands to the pioneers./ * /John opened up a whole new section of the Scrabble board./ 3. {informal} To go faster. * /When they got out on the highway John opened up and drove at 65 miles per hour./ 4. {informal} To begin to shoot. * /When they got close to the enemy lines, they opened up with all they had./ 5. {informal} To begin to talk frankly. * /After John learned to trust Mr. Jones, he opened up and told him how he felt./ 6. To spread out. * /After a while the road opened up and they traveled more quickly./ 7. To become available. * /When she got her college diploma, many new jobs opened up./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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