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Idiom

for all the world to see

Meaning

in plain view; clearly visible

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

Examples

“He left his messy room for all the world to see.”

“The politician made his mistake in a public speech for all the world to see.”

“She stood on the balcony, displaying her grief for all the world to see, regardless of the judgment she might face.”

Examples

simple

“He left his messy room for all the world to see.”

contextual

“The politician made his mistake in a public speech for all the world to see.”

complex

“She stood on the balcony, displaying her grief for all the world to see, regardless of the judgment she might face.”

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