open out
phrasal verb
opened out; opening out; opens out
British
: to become less shy and speak more freely
He began to open out about an hour into our date.
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An alternative view from the space that opens out to a wraparound terrace.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Frankie’s Fabulous Italiano opened this August at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road, sharing an address with Drai’s East Hampton, a Las Vegas nightclub that opened out east in July 2025.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The front entrance leads to a foyer, which opens out into that two-story living area with bedrooms above it.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 July 2025
Rather than attempting to open out this characteristically talky, structurally stagey drama — four two-character scenes threaded together by narrative ellipses — the writer-director fully embraces the theatricality of the work.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Frankie’s Fabulous Italiano opened this August at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road, sharing an address with Drai’s East Hampton, a Las Vegas nightclub that opened out east in July 2025.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The front entrance leads to a foyer, which opens out into that two-story living area with bedrooms above it.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 July 2025
Rather than attempting to open out this characteristically talky, structurally stagey drama — four two-character scenes threaded together by narrative ellipses — the writer-director fully embraces the theatricality of the work.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Open out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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