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Phrase(s): *out of the closet
1. Fig. revealing one’s secret interests. (*Typically: be ~; come ~; get ~.) • Tom Brown came out of the closet and admitted that he likes to knit. • It’s time that all of you lovers of chamber music came out of the closet and attended our concerts. 2. Fig. revealing that one is homosexual. (*Typically: be ~; come ~; bring someone ~.) • Tom surprised his parents when he came out of the closet. • It was difficult for him to be out of the closet.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs