It seemed that the whole world was 'opening up' for me. [=it seemed that anything was possible]
In her 'opening statement', she told the jury that her client was not guilty.
One of my favorite comedians is 'opening for' the band on their current tour.
(..) at the time, but he was already a legend. He'd walk in the door and everybody who worked the room just went wild. He'd give a doorman $ just for opening the door. He'd give hundreds to the dealers and the guys who ran the games. The bartender got $ just for keeping the ice cubes cold. (..)1990 Goodfellas