Idiom
come out of the closet
Meaning
To disclose to others about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity, where previously this had been kept secret.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He finally came out of the closet to his parents.”
“After years of hiding his identity, he decided to come out of the closet to his closest friends first.”
“The memoir traces how she summoned the courage to come out of the closet in an era when such honesty could cost her everything.”
Examples
simple
“He finally came out of the closet to his parents.”
contextual
“After years of hiding his identity, he decided to come out of the closet to his closest friends first.”
complex
“The memoir traces how she summoned the courage to come out of the closet in an era when such honesty could cost her everything.”
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