Idiom
hidden in plain sight
Meaning
Seemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The keys were hidden in plain sight on the table.”
“I searched everywhere for my glasses, only to find them hidden in plain sight on top of my head.”
“The detective realized the vital clue had been hidden in plain sight, disguised as a common document among the victim's personal papers.”
Examples
simple
“The keys were hidden in plain sight on the table.”
contextual
“I searched everywhere for my glasses, only to find them hidden in plain sight on top of my head.”
complex
“The detective realized the vital clue had been hidden in plain sight, disguised as a common document among the victim's personal papers.”
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