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come out of the closet

To publicly announce a belief or preference that one has kept hidden, especially one's sexual preference: “At the last moment, the representative came out of the closet and announced her support for the controversial amendment.” (See skeleton in the closet.)

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Idioms and Phrases with come out of the closet

come out of the closet

see come out, def. 6.

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