lay bare

idiom

: to reveal or uncover private information or feelings
He laid bare his soul.
The book is an attempt to lay bare the secrets of this very powerful political family.

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The two title wins do not lay bare the deficit between the top two and their contenders, but the tennis rankings do. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Ronan uses silence to build anticipation for that moment when the sky will crack open — literally with a hail storm — and the brothers lay bare their pain. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025 Fortinbras, a movement of unhoused youths, lay bare the crimes of his uncle Claudius, played by Art Malik. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 In his 2023 feature film debut Unlocked, writer-director Kim Tae-joon used a cat-and-mouse serial killer premise to lay bare our modern dependence on smartphones. Kayti Burt, Time, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lay bare

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“Lay bare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lay%20bare. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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