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idiomcome/be out of the closet1 show a feeling or attitude(also come/be out) if a person comes or is out of the closet, they tell people they are homosexual (=are sexually attracted to people of their own sex) instead of keeping it a secret:There is a new generation of militant gays who believe that public figures who will not come out should be kicked out. Gay clergy, many of whom were at least halfway out of the closet, helped keep the church alive in areas where many other ministers refused to work.opposite be in the closet: Gay people work at all levels of broadcasting, but most are still very much in the closet.2 to admit to people that you have beliefs, feelings, or habits that you have been keeping secret:In the 60s and 70s, movie stars started to come out of the political closet and openly voice their support for one candidate or another.Joining a writing class is a good way of coming out of the closet as a writer.3 discuss(also be brought out of the closet) if a subject comes out of the closet, people start to discuss it openly or publicly for the first time:In the mid-fifties, encouraged by the more humane cultural mood, nonconformist art came out of the closet and into our daily lives.I think it's time that this discussion was brought out of the closet, so that the public can say what it thinks.
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