out of the closet

*out of the closet

1. Fig. revealing one's secret interests. (*Typically: be ~; Come ~; get ~.) Tom Brown came out of the closet and admitted that he likes to knit. It's time that all of you lovers of chamber music came out of the closet and attended our concerts.

2. Fig. revealing that one is homosexual. (*Typically: be ~; Come ~; bring someone ~.) Tom surprised his parents when he came out of the closet. It was difficult for him to be out of the closet.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aspinal	['æspinl]
Addy (2)	-	Medieval English
Amias	-	English (Rare)
Athenais	-	Ancient Greek
Leary	['li:ri]
Florrie	['flɔri]