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in public idiom

Openly, open to public view or access. For example, They've never appeared together in public. [c. 1450] For an antonym, see in private.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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