Cause
Open up
Open up verb - Cause to open or to become open.
Both terms in one sentence
- Shinji and Asuka's inability to open up to each other without miscommunication or misunderstandings was cause of most of their troubles before and after the end of the world.
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You could also say this for the crowd of people who charge blindly into an elevator immediately after Duncan warns them that the fire would cause them to open up where the inferno is.
Source: Film / The Towering Inferno -
This is intended to cause mismatches between blockers and rushers and open up holes where a blocker expected someone to be and is not prepared for someone rushing from a different position.
Source: Useful Notes / American Football
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