open the floodgates
US /ˈoʊpən ðə ˈflʌdˌɡeɪts/
UK /ˈoʊpən ðə ˈflʌdˌɡeɪts/
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فتح الأبواب على مصراعيها, فتح السدود
to allow something to happen or be expressed freely, often something that was previously restricted or held back
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Removing the regulations would open the floodgates to uncontrolled development.
إزالة اللوائح ستفتح الأبواب على مصراعيها للتنمية غير المنضبطة.
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When she started talking about her past, it was like she had opened the floodgates of her emotions.
عندما بدأت تتحدث عن ماضيها، كان الأمر وكأنها فتحت أبواب مشاعرها.