out in the open
Also, out into the open. In or into public view or knowledge, as in I wish he wouldn't talk behind our backs but bring his complaints out in the open, or It's important to bring the merger plans out into the open. This term uses open to mean “an unconcealed state.” [c. 1940]
Words nearby out in the open
out for, be,
out from under,
out front,
out in left field,
out in the cold,
out in the open,
out like a light,
out loud,
out of a clear blue sky,
out of bounds,
out of breath