open secret

Still, it was an open secret that the car wash industry, which paid low wages for back-breaking labor, largely attracted people without legal status.

Since the collapse of the Assad regime on Dec. 8 last year, ordinary Syrians are reporting sites that had long been an open secret.

It is an open secret he has helped, and continues to help, many people financially, and he often says that with so many people going through bad times his profession is a privilege.

When I mentioned his name to people in the industry, I was told it was "the biggest open secret in TV".

She calls the issue an "open secret" but one that managers felt unable to tackle.