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let a hundred flowers bloom

A phrase used by Chinese head of state Mao Zedong in 1956 to allow criticism of the Chinese government. Primarily heard in Ireland. For how long after Mao Zedong urged people to "let a hundred flowers bloom" was criticism actually accepted?

See also: bloom, flower, hundred, let

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feed the dragon
how about
how/what about...?
give (someone) face
eggs is eggs
phone
How long is a piece of string?
from my cold, dead hands
for some reason (or other)
best foot forward

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let (one's) hair down
let (one's) heart rule (one's) head
let (oneself) go
let (someone or oneself) in for
let (someone or something) get out
let (someone or something) get out of (something)
let (someone or something) go
let (someone or something) into (something or some place)
let (someone or something) loose
let (someone or something) past
let (someone or something) slip through (one's) fingers
let (someone) in on the act
let (someone) loose (on something)
let (something or someone) slide
let (something) drop
let (something) fall
let (something) lie
let (something) loose
let (something) pass
let (something) play out
let (something) rest
let (something) ride
let (something) rip
let (something) slip
let (the) perfect be the enemy of (the) good
let 100 flowers bloom
let a fart
let a hundred flowers bloom
let alone
let at
let be
let by
let bygones be bygones
let daylight through
let down
let down (one's) guard
let down (one's) hair
let down easy
let drive
let drop
let emotions show
Let every man skin his own skunk
Let every man skin his own skunk.
let every tub stand on its own bottom
let fall something
let fly
let fly with
let fly with (something)
let George do it
let get by with
let get on with
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let (someone) have it
let (someone) have it
let (someone) have it
let (someone) have it
let (someone) have it
let (someone) have it
let (someone) in on
let (someone) in on
let (someone) in on
let (someone) in on
let (someone) in on
let (someone) in on
let (someone) in on the act
let (someone) loose (on something)
let (someone) off the hook
let (something or someone) slide
let (something) drop
let (something) fall
let (something) lie
let (something) loose
let (something) pass
let (something) play out
let (something) rest
let (something) ride
let (something) rip
let (something) slip
let (something) slip through (one's) fingers
let (the) perfect be the enemy of (the) good
let , , or some creature alone
let , , Or some creature be
let 100 flowers bloom
let a hundred flowers bloom
Let a Thousand Stones Roll
let alone
let alone
let alone
let alone
let alone
let alone
let at
let away
let be
let be
let be
let be
let be
let be
let by
let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones
let daylight through
let down
let down
let down
let down
let down
let down
let down (one's) guard
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