come out of (your) shell

to become less shy and more friendly.

Tom used to be very withdrawn but he's really come out of his shell since Susan took an interest in him.

• go public
• go public with
• go public with something
• Gordian knot
• Gordon Bennett!
• purely and simply
• purple passages
• purple prose
• push around
• push at an open door
• push buttons
• push for
• push for something
• push luck
• push off
• push on
• push over the edge
• push someone around
• push someone over the edge
• push someone's buttons
• push the boat out
• push the edge of the envelope
• push the envelope
• push the panic button
• push the right button