laying open
Making fully visible
Laying open is exposing something to view or scrutiny.
A surgeon lays open tissue to access what's beneath; an investigation lays open corruption.
The phrase suggests revealing what was hidden or protected: The audit laid open years of financial mismanagement.
It can also mean making vulnerable: His confession laid open old wounds.
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- baringRemoving a concealment
- disclosingMaking information known
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
exposure · spilling the beans · divulging · coming clean · confession · candor · transparency · letting it all hang out · vulnerability · airing · airing dirty laundry · intimacy · investigation · honesty · debriefing · elucidation · accountability · explanation
laying openconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · covering up · obscuring · masking · veiling
laying openprotecting
Keeping from harm
shielding · safeguarding · defending · guarding · securing
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