open slather
English
Noun
open slather (uncountable)
- (Australia) Freedom to act without repercussions; free rein.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 358:
- [T]he whispered words which kept repeating themselves when he picked up the phone in the middle of the night, while another voice gave the warning, Stay out of it Truthful, it's open slather now.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 358: