Idiom
hide in plain sight
Meaning
To be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The keys were hiding in plain sight on the table.”
“The criminal managed to hide in plain sight by working as a waiter in the very restaurant the police were searching.”
“The ancient artifact had been hiding in plain sight for centuries, disguised as a common garden ornament in the museum courtyard.”
Examples
simple
“The keys were hiding in plain sight on the table.”
contextual
“The criminal managed to hide in plain sight by working as a waiter in the very restaurant the police were searching.”
complex
“The ancient artifact had been hiding in plain sight for centuries, disguised as a common garden ornament in the museum courtyard.”
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