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Phrase(s): take something public
1. to make something known to the public. • You gotta take it public—put it on the street— even when it’s none of your business. • Don’t take it public. You’ll just get talked about. 2. to sell shares in a company to the general public. (Securities markets.) • The board decided not to take the company public. • We’re going to take it public whenever the market looks good.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs