(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

Long-simmering tensions within the Texas GOP are spilling out into the open amid a heated battle for the state House Speaker seat. —Saul Elbein, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025

Drug dealers grew into friends, who invited him to parties where everybody was snorting coke out in the open. —Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025

As years’ worth of disclosures and recriminations erupted into the open, the serene Jean-Baptiste held us close and rapt. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025

Share [Findings] Humboldt penguins who nest in the open have more pollutant metabolites in their blood than do penguins who nest in guano-rich burrows. —Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025