in public
For all eyes
In public means where others can see or hear, in a place open to general observation.
It contrasts with private settings: They argued in public, She hates speaking in public.
The phrase often carries implications about propriety—behavior acceptable in private may be inappropriate in public: He proposed to her in public.
- town squareCentral civic space
- squareRhombus with right angles
- plazaPublic open square
- open airUnenclosed outdoor space
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
street · witnessed · sidewalk · privacy · audience · park · gathering · passersby · strangers · transparency · openness · out in the open · interaction · speaking out · demonstration · bystanders · spectacle · making a scene
in publicin private
Not publicly observed
privately · in secret · secretly · behind closed doors · in confidence
in publicin private
Not publicly observed
at home · behind closed doors · alone · indoors · out of sight
public, publish, publication, publishing, published, publisher, publicly, unpublished, republish