expose

expose (oneself)

To show one's genitals in a public setting. A: "Did you hear that someone got busted for exposing himself at the mall?" B: "No! I'm really glad I stayed home today."
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expose (someone, something, or oneself) to (someone or something)

1. To bring someone, something, or oneself into contact with someone or something, often with negative consequences. Well, my mom is really sick, which means that we might have exposed the kids to the flu virus when we had her watch them last week. I created that bleached effect by exposing the film to the light. I try not to expose myself to too many news programs—it's too depressing.
2. To reveal private information to someone or something. If he exposed his true intentions to the board, he'd be fired for sure. She was arrested for exposing state secrets to a foreign agent.
3. To expose one's genitalia to someone. Almost always said of a man exposing his penis. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is always used. The video shows a man exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

expose

someone or an animal to a disease; to place someone or an animal near a source of a disease Try to expose your children to chicken pox while they are young. It's horrible when you are an adult. He accidentally exposed his sheep to an infected animal.

expose someone or something to someone or something

to show someone or something to someone or something. You should not expose the children to violent movies at their age. Do not expose the film to the light.
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expose something (or oneself) to someone or something

to disclose someone's or something's secrets to someone or a group. He exposed his inner thoughts to everyone there. She refused to expose herself to the ears of the curious and ceased talking. He exposed himself to the public when he revealed his involvement in the arms sale.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • expose (oneself)
  • good to hear your voice
  • (it's) good to hear your voice
  • (I'm) (so) glad you could come
  • glad you could come
  • (I'm) (so) glad to hear it/that
  • flat busted
  • so
  • be glad to see the back of (someone or something)
  • be glad to see the back of someone or something
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The expose also compelled the world football controlling body, FIFA, to impose sanctions on some of the officers involved, and appointed a Normalisation Committee to run the affairs of the GFA for a period of three months.
According to Mr Agyabeng, Ahmed Suale started receiving threats on his life, following the expose, which did not cease until his death.
Suale was Killed over GFA expose ... Lawyer says hard core evidence has been submitted to police
The radiation that passes through the object strikes the phosphor layers of the screen, causing them to fluoresce, which in turn exposes the film.
Imaging scientists need to balance two factors: the thicker the fluorescent layer, the more light is emitted, which exposes the film faster and more effectively.
Extraoral x-ray film continues to evolve, improve
"The opposition party does not want to expose it because all of them (all parties) are together.
I just want to ask him when Arvind has made it clear that we are going to expose BJP's President, despite that if he talks in such a manner then it is extremely sad," she said.
Gadkari to face corruption charges next, says Anjali Damania
One can take advantage of the fact that people expose themselves to pesticides to design experiments that measure the effects of pesticides on human beings.
If one wants to obtain human data on a pesticide that is not being used at all or that is being used infrequently, one must intentionally expose human subjects to the chemical.
Pesticide testing on human subjects: weighing benefits and risks
The court concluded that the four passages of the Bible cited "exposes homosexuals to hatred." Justice J.
"When the use of the circle and slash is combined with the passages of the Bible, it exposes homosexuals to detestation, vilification, and disgrace," Barclay said.
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If she takes psychoactive medication while continuing to breastfeed, she stands a good chance of feeling better, but she also exposes her baby to potentially harmful amounts of the drug.
Nursing moms face meds dilemma