in the open

Meaning

Outdoors.
I find I can breath more easily when I'm out in the open.

Easily visible; out of shelter or concealment.
I got a clear photo of them when they finally came out in the open.

Known to various people.
Now that everyone knows, I'm glad it's finally out in the open.

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Alternative names

in-the-open

Synonyms

outside exposure publicly openly outdoor outdoors candidly out-of-door alfresco out of doors open-air unashamedly

Antonyms

within inside privy secretly confidential covertly
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Examples

Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. John Updike

Sometimes I miss out the morning's painting session and instead study my Japanese books in the open. Gustav Klimt

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness. Reba McEntire

The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives. Theodore Roosevelt

First harvest honey and wax during the day, then dance and play in the open during the evening. Sicilian Proverb

To sin in secret is more pleasant than having pleasure in the open. Persian Proverb

Words in the phrase

in the open

Close letter words and terms

in the offing In the old way in the olden days in the open air in the operating room in the opposite