out in the open

Idioms  

1. Also, out into the open. In or into public view or knowledge, as in I wish he wouldn't talk behind our backs but bring his complaints out in the open, or It's important to bring the merger plans out into the open. This term uses open to mean “an unconcealed state.” [c. 1940]

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Example Sentences

In other words, everything here is happening out in the open.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In one video from the site near Tehran, about 180 shrouded or wrapped figures can be seen, the majority lying out in the open.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

A neighbour helped guide them and relatives through the floodwaters to higher ground, but they were out in the open, still struggling to survive.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

With the details of the plan out in the open, the White House faced a sudden crisis over the one-sided terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

I limp through the streets along the rim of Alta and Winter sector, along the lake and out in the open, lost in the crowded shuffle of other people.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

Related Words

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