out in the open

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]

Example Sentences

Many residents are now sleeping out in the open and need tents, Matiullah adds.

From BBC

It’s as awful as one would expect: people out in the open taking a direct hit from a tank shell.

From Slate

“Once upon a time, you were embarrassed to be publicly racist and out there with conspiracy theories. Now it’s all out in the open because he allowed it,” Simmons said in a 2022 interview with Spin.

From Salon

Volunteers spread out across the county and counted the number of people they see sleeping out in the open.

From Los Angeles Times

Politicians are being doxxed — and even killed — and are still doing their jobs out in the open.

From Los Angeles Times

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