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Idiom

expose oneself

Meaning

To display one's genitalia in a public place or in other inappropriate circumstances.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He was arrested for exposing himself in the park.”

“The security guard called the police after a man began exposing himself near the crowded bus station.”

“The public was shocked when the man was caught exposing himself in the library, leading to his immediate removal and a permanent ban from the premises.”

Examples

simple

“He was arrested for exposing himself in the park.”

contextual

“The security guard called the police after a man began exposing himself near the crowded bus station.”

complex

“The public was shocked when the man was caught exposing himself in the library, leading to his immediate removal and a permanent ban from the premises.”

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