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out in the open
THESAURUS
out in the open
aboveboard, before one, exposed, face to face, in broad daylight, in open court, in plain sight, in plain view, in public, in public view, in the marketplace, in the open, liable, naked, nonimmune, on the table, open, openly, overtly, publicly, susceptibleFor further exploring for "out in the open" in Webster Dictionary Online