lay sth bare
Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words
To reveal or expose something that was hidden.
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- The investigation laid the company's corrupt practices bare.
- In his autobiography, he lays his soul bare for all to see.
- The relentless drought had laid the earth bare.
- The new report will lay the full extent of the damage bare.
- The full scale of the scandal was laid bare by the leaked documents.
- During the therapy session, she felt ready to lay her deepest fears bare.
- Deforestation has laid the hillsides bare, increasing the risk of landslides.
- His powerful speech laid bare the injustices of the system.
- The whistleblower has laid the government's secrets bare.
- Laying one's vulnerabilities bare can be a terrifying but liberating experience.