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

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out in the open

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

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026

For those caught out in the open, there are no underground car parks to dash to in this modest town.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

His mother, Matilda Banda, was caught out in the open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 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

“Does he have to do that right out in the open in broad daylight?”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

Related Words

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