(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

When these items are not in use, Brennan enjoys displaying them out in the open. —Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 May 2025

And trees of any kind that grow in the open are likely to have heavier limbs on the south side for the same reason. —Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025

On Tuesday morning, that trailer sat in the open field across the road. —Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025

Sports gambling is all right out in the open now and while, thankfully, no major league players have succumbed, when Rose died, Manfred had his opening to rid himself of the case by decreeing that lifetime bans expire upon a player’s death — and dumping it back to the Hall of Fame. —Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025