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Bare or exposed without a covering or protection

Revealed or made public

Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

To have established a fact to be true

To have been displayed or exhibited

Past tense for to tell or express, typically something secret or intimate

Past tense for to remove one's clothing

Past tense for to break down into basic elements (for analysis)

Past tense for to expose to danger or the risk of loss

Past tense for to make bare by completely removing (everything)

Past tense for to peel or remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

Past tense for to make clear or understandable

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Adjective

Bare or exposed without a covering or protection

“When the foundation surface was laid bare it required continuous sprinkling to prevent deterioration of the rock by expansion and contraction.”

Adjective

Revealed or made public

“But the secret was soon laid bare after Saunders frankly confessed all that he had felt for some time back, and what he had done.”

Adjective

Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

defenceless against

an easy target for

at the mercy of

without protection

threatened with

like a sitting duck

without weapons

without defences

easily affected by

in the firing line

out in the open

in line of fire

in a weak position

in a precarious position

in a risky situation

in the line of fire

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Verb

To have established a fact to be true

circumstantiated

demonstrated the truth

established evidence

given substance to the fact that

produced evidence

shown beyond doubt

submitted evidence

submitted proof

witnessed to the fact that

gave substance to the fact that

showed beyond doubt

beared witness to

gave credence to

given credence to

come to the defence of

shown to be true

showed to be true

given substance to

gave substance to

allied oneself with

aided and abetted

associated oneself with

given weight to

came to the defence of

given support to

gone to bat for

gave support to

went to bat for

provided evidence of

sympathized with

went to the wall

thrown your weight behind

gave backing to

took the side of

given backing to

gone to the wall

taken the side of

threw your weight behind

rationalized^US

constituted proof of

constituted evidence of

come to defense of

proved to be genuine

gone along with

taken the part of

took the part of

nailed your colors to the mast

provided evidence

rationalised^UK

held up one's end

formally supported

demonstrated the truth of

made certain of

went along with

lent support to

showed once and for all

shown once and for all

taken someone's part

took someone's part

given grounds for

gave grounds for

spoken in support of

taken up cudgels for

spoke in support of

took up cudgels for

came to defense of

given approval to

gave moral support

given moral support

gave approval to

given moral support to

gave moral support to

took up the cudgels for

thrown in one's lot with

taken up the cudgels for

threw in one's lot with

shown the truth of

showed the truth of

given assurance of

asserted under oath

gave assurance of

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Verb

To have been displayed or exhibited

exposed to view

brought to view

put before the public

brought to light

let the cat out of the bag

beared witness to

brought out into the open

brought into the open

pulled the plug on

left unprotected

let it all hang out

allowed to be seen

spilled the beans on

gave the game away

given the game away

taken the wraps off

blown the whistle on

blew the whistle on

took the wraps off

brought out of the ground

blown wide open

brought to the surface

exposed information

given details of

gave details of

given the show away

gave the show away

put on public view

displayed ostentatiously

made a great show of

drawn attention to

drew attention to

put something through its paces

put on the market

paraded one's wares

made an exhibition of

put on a display

brought forward

called attention to

took the lid off

shown to the public

showed to the public

taken the lid off

raised the curtain

offered for sale

shone some light on

opened officially

gave publicity to

given publicity to

thrown in one's face

threw in one's face

shown evidence of

showed evidence of

rang up the curtain

rung up the curtain

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“She has the ability to scratch and burrow under the surface of human experience and lay bare both the sacred and profane.”

Verb

Past tense for to tell or express, typically something secret or intimate

unbosomed oneself

opened your heart

let your hair down

got off your chest

gotten off your chest

made a clean breast of

let the cat out of the bag

brought to light

come clean about

brought out into the open

tipped one's hand

dished the dirt

went public with

gone public with

put spotlight on

put cards on table

brought into the open

let it all hang out

came clean about

gave the game away

held up to view

took the lid off

unburdened oneself to

divulged information

spilled the beans about

blew the lid off

shared a confidence

revealed information

cracked wide open

taken the lid off

brought to public attention

spilt the beans

spilled your guts about

brought forward

unbosomed oneself to

spilled the beans

unburdened oneself

blown the lid off

given the game away

brought into view

brought to public notice

brought out into open

brought to notice

spilled your guts

blown the whistle on

blew the whistle on

showed in bad light

shown in bad light

thrown light on

broken the news

gave the low-down

given the low-down

taken the wraps off

took the wraps off

gotten out of your system

got out of your system

blown wide open

given the show away

gave the show away

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“Garthe's glance penetrated her very soul, and compelled her to lay bare her deepest consciousness.”

Verb

Past tense for to remove one's clothing

shed your clothes

uncovered yourself

removed your clothes

doffed your clothes

taken off your clothes

took off your clothes

unclothed yourself

denuded oneself

exposed oneself

divested oneself

divested yourself of

revealed oneself

taken your clothes off

divested someone of their clothes

took your clothes off

divested yourself of your clothes

gotten undressed

“I remove my own garments of self-righteousness and pride that are nothing but filthy rags, and lay myself naked and bare before you.”

Verb

Past tense for to break down into basic elements (for analysis)

Verb

Past tense for to expose to danger or the risk of loss

exposed to danger

put in jeopardy

put on the line

leaped before looking

played with fire

hung by a thread

ran the risk of

run the risk of

went out of one's depth

gone out of one's depth

skated on thin ice

stuck your neck out

chanced one's arm

tempted fortune

experiments with

experimented with

took a crack at

taken a crack at

taken the liberty

taken the liberty of

took the liberty

took the liberty of

went out on a limb

gone out on a limb

rolled the dice

left vulnerable

posed a threat to

put under suspicion

left defenseless

put your faith in

put eggs in one basket

put it on the line

laid on the line

taken a chance on

took a chance on

tried one's luck

trusted to luck

subjected to loss

asked for trouble

placed in danger

took the risk of

left unprotected

stood a chance of

bucked the odds

bought a pig in a poke

exposed to risk

acted in the hope of

taken the risk of

left things to chance

pushed one's luck

drove a nail into the coffin of

driven a nail into the coffin of

took shot in the dark

taken shot in the dark

went out on limb

gone out on limb

taken a leap in the dark

took a leap in the dark

taken the plunge

took the plunge

taken a chance with

took a chance with

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Verb

Past tense for to make bare by completely removing (everything)

Verb

Past tense for to peel or remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

removed the shells from

took the skin off

taken the rind off

taken the skin off

took the rind off

Verb

Past tense for to make clear or understandable

characterised^UK

characterized^US

went into detail

gone into detail

thrown light on

gave an explanation of

given an explanation of

expressed in words

gave the details of

given the details of

made intelligible

put in plain English

put in plain words

painted a picture

made perfectly clear

straightened out

cleared the air

cleared the air about

got something straight

put into plain English

made straightforward

let sunlight in

put one straight

let daylight in

put in a nutshell

hit the high spots

drawn a picture of

drew a picture of

experiments with

experimented with

straightened up

made easier to understand

made more intelligible

made more comprehensible

made see daylight

drawn a picture

made more accessible

made easy to understand

gotten to the meat

got to the meat

stated in layman's language

reduced to the bare bones

explained in simple terms

filled someone in

gave the big picture

given the big picture

threw light upon

thrown light upon

gotten down to basics

got down to basics

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