open the floodgates
Example Sentences
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That would open the floodgates for every challenge by a player on a caution to be looked at.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Another barrier was broken, but it didn’t open the floodgates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
If that was meant to open the floodgates, Ireland were sorely mistaken as Japan controlled the rest of the half.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
Such a ruling would not revolutionize excessive force litigation or open the floodgates to liability.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2025
It has only been nine months since he died, and now my teacher wants me to open the floodgates and lose control of my emotions by writing a book?
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
