open wide
English
Verb
open wide (third-person singular simple present opens wide, present participle opening wide, simple past and past participle opened wide)
- (idiomatic) To open one's mouth wide
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)
- During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)
Translations
to fully open one's mouth
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