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come out in the open

VERB
break cover
Synonyms


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It may have simply been a thoughtless joke, or it may have been part of an underlying concern she’s had about your relationship that needs to come out in the open.

From Slate May 18, 2020

"The issue is that the T-shirts have become the story whereas the actual grievances of black players, both current and former, have not come out in the open," he told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2012

Some students, after years of hiding, have concluded that it may now be safer for them to come out in the open about their illegal status.

From New York Times Aug. 9, 2010

One of the biggest reasons why China has always been so attractive is because these issues have never come out in the open.

From Reuters Jul. 5, 2010

Was he to come out in the open, or not?

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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