open the kimono
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open the kimono
To be transparently open about one's plans, dealings, or intentions. I assure you that our company has opened the kimono about every aspect of our tax obligations to the state.
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References in periodicals archive
Manufacturers in the era of reverse engineering may be reluctant to fully
open the kimono, but that results in offerings that are by and large tame.
So Intel has decided to
open the kimono on its upcoming MMX ("multimedia extensions") line of processors, which should appear in mass@market machines in time for Christmas of 1997.
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