open the floodgates

open the floodgates  {v. phr.}
To let loose an outburst of human activity or emotion.
It would open the floodgates of anger and discontent if the university raised tuition too soon.
Categories: add yours anger human {v. phr.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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