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*in the open

in the outdoors; in an area that is not closed in. (*Typically: be ~; put something ~.) John's bike was stolen because he left it out in the open. Mary loves gardening because she loves to be in the open.

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asked the large youth, framing himself in the open doorway. Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context All else was so quiet, that the flambeau carried up the steps, and the other flambeau held at the great door, burnt as if they were in a close room of state, instead of being in the open night-air. A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us. Typee by Melville, Herman View in context More results

? References in classic literature

asked the large youth, framing himself in the open doorway.

Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

All else was so quiet, that the flambeau carried up the steps, and the other flambeau held at the great door, burnt as if they were in a close room of state, instead of being in the open night-air.

A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context

We looked about us uncertain whither to direct our steps, since the path we had so far followed appeared to be lost in the open space around us.

Typee by Melville, Herman View in context

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