break cover

Verb

Meaning

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see break,‎ cover.

(idiomatic, by extension) To disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.
Government MPs sympathetic to the opposition's arguments are starting to break cover.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

come out of the closet

Examples

More game will congregate in those areas and in many cases, they’ll break cover and head into open fields to feed. Source: Internet

Now – for a hot second – is the time to break cover. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

break containment break contract break covenant break dance break dancer break dancing