come out of the closet

US /kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈklɑːzɪt/
UK /kʌm aʊt əv ðə ˈklɑːzɪt/
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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
It takes a lot of courage to come out of the closet.
出櫃需要很大的勇氣。
2.

大白於天下, 被揭露

to reveal a secret or something previously hidden

:
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
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