come out of the closet
US /kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈklɑːzɪt/
UK /kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈklɑːzɪt/
1.
出櫃, 公開性取向
to openly declare one's sexual orientation or gender identity, especially when it is not heterosexual or cisgender
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After years of hiding, he finally decided to come out of the closet to his family.
躲藏多年後，他終於決定向家人出櫃。
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It takes a lot of courage to come out of the closet.
出櫃需要很大的勇氣。
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大白於天下, 被揭露
to reveal a secret or something previously hidden
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The truth about the scandal finally came out of the closet.
關於醜聞的真相終於大白於天下。
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Many old family secrets came out of the closet during the reunion.
許多舊的家庭秘密在團聚時被揭露出來。