smoking out
Driving into open
Smoking out means forcing someone or something out of hiding, originally by filling a space with smoke to drive out animals or enemies.
The phrase now usually describes exposing what's concealed: The investigation smoked out several corrupt officials.
It can also mean filling a space with marijuana smoke: They spent the afternoon smoking out the dorm room.
- dislodgingFreeing from fixed position
- exposeMake known publicly
- detectNotice or discover
- revealMake something visible
- bring to lightExpose hidden information
uncover · unmasking · hunt down · investigate · identifying · disclose · expelling · unearth · laying bare · illuminating · fumigation · spotlighting · flushing · probing · cornering · trapping · extermination · pursuit
smoking outhiding
Staying out of sight
concealing · covering up · harboring · sheltering · burying
smoking outcovert surveillance
Secret observation of targets
staking out · lying in wait · shadowing · tailing · watching
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