Idiom
the coast is clear
Meaning
There is no danger; one can freely pass through a region without risk of discovery.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Wait until the coast is clear before you cross the street.”
“We waited in the hallway until the coast was clear so we could surprise our friend.”
“Once the security guard turned the corner, she signaled that the coast was clear for them to enter the restricted archive.”
Examples
simple
“Wait until the coast is clear before you cross the street.”
contextual
“We waited in the hallway until the coast was clear so we could surprise our friend.”
complex
“Once the security guard turned the corner, she signaled that the coast was clear for them to enter the restricted archive.”
Origin
Compare Spanish no hay moros en la costa.
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