open slather

English

Noun

open slather (uncountable)

1. (Australia) Freedom to act without repercussions; free rein.
   • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 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.