(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?
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The fourth season ended with the battle between Vecna and the residents of Hawkins coming out into the open for the first time: his attack on Max allowed the gates to open and rip through the neighborhood, causing an earthquake that claimed many lives.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 June 2025
Three points later, Fils put Munar’s desperate lunge for a drop shot that had rolled off a net cord into the open court.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Locals get an eyeful of contemporary art inside at the Seattle Art Museum as well as in the open air at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
When the food budget is out in the open and everyone is on the same page, good things happen, says Hise.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 27 May 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 June 2025
Three points later, Fils put Munar’s desperate lunge for a drop shot that had rolled off a net cord into the open court.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Locals get an eyeful of contemporary art inside at the Seattle Art Museum as well as in the open air at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
When the food budget is out in the open and everyone is on the same page, good things happen, says Hise.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for (out) in/into the open
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“(out) in/into the open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28out%29%20in%2Finto%20the%20open. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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