(out) in/into the open
idiom
1
: in or to an area or place that is not covered or enclosed
We slept out in the open with nothing above us but the stars.
A deer walked out into the open.
food left out in the open
2
: in or into a situation in which something (such as a feeling) is no longer hidden or kept secret
Her true feelings were finally out in the open.
He rarely fought his political battles in the open.
Let's get everything out into the open. You've been lying to me, haven't you?
Examples of (out) in/into the open in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Griffin’s speed and talent in the open field will attract suitors.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
The data aggregation provider, acquired in 2015 for about $660 million, competes against Plaid, which bought Quovo in 2019 in the open banking space.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The massive salmon may have used the tusks to ward off predators in the open ocean or defend their nests in the river.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
These tensions exploded into the open in early 2021, as Congress and the new Biden administration scrambled to understand Russia’s far-reaching SolarWinds hacking campaign.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
Iran and Israel have been fighting a shadow war for years, but on April 13, the conflict came into the open.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2024
The violations ranged from a meat slicer that was not cleaned for five or six hours to large cuts of pastrami that were sitting out in the open and needed reheating.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Then with her relationship out in the open, Hadid took on the role of supportive girlfriend while Banuelos — an accomplished equestrian — competed at The American Performance Horseman by Teton Ridge in March.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
As for those missing keys to the Tacoma, Troconis-Marmol says Troconis told her that the keys had been left out in the open, sticking out of the door of the truck.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
The data aggregation provider, acquired in 2015 for about $660 million, competes against Plaid, which bought Quovo in 2019 in the open banking space.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The massive salmon may have used the tusks to ward off predators in the open ocean or defend their nests in the river.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
These tensions exploded into the open in early 2021, as Congress and the new Biden administration scrambled to understand Russia’s far-reaching SolarWinds hacking campaign.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
Iran and Israel have been fighting a shadow war for years, but on April 13, the conflict came into the open.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2024
The violations ranged from a meat slicer that was not cleaned for five or six hours to large cuts of pastrami that were sitting out in the open and needed reheating.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Then with her relationship out in the open, Hadid took on the role of supportive girlfriend while Banuelos — an accomplished equestrian — competed at The American Performance Horseman by Teton Ridge in March.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
As for those missing keys to the Tacoma, Troconis-Marmol says Troconis told her that the keys had been left out in the open, sticking out of the door of the truck.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
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