be out of (one's) shell

To be less shy or reticent and more sociable, outgoing, or enthusiastic. Samantha was quite a quiet girl growing up, but she's really been out of her shell since leaving for college. Jack is actually a very funny, engaging guy once he's out of his shell.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tzipporah	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Chandra	-	Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Brittney	BRIT-nee	English (Modern)
Annett	-	German
Per	PER (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Breton
Alida	ah-LEE-dah (German)	Dutch, German, Hungarian