open out

phrasal verb

opened out; opening out; opens out

British

: to become less shy and speak more freely

He began to open out about an hour into our date.

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Black frame doors open out to a balcony here, and nearby, owners can access the primary bathroom with a veined stone wall. —

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 Report The primary bedroom isn’t the home’s most exciting space, but its arched doorways that open out to the backyard fill it with natural light. —

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024 Follow that path under a railroad bridge to a boat landing, then go by foot through the woods until the floodplain opens out flat in front of you, revealing more than 100 sacred mounds built by Native Americans thousands of years ago. —

Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024 Pale Fire opens out beyond its central verse into a wider space that asks us to decide what is fantasy, what is fact, and whose reality to live within. —

Jeff Vandermeer, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open out