come out

come out
come out
1. Lit. to exit; to leave the inside of a place. •

Please come out. We have to leave.

When do you think they will all come out?

2. Fig. to result; to succeed; to happen. •

I hope everything comes out fine.

It will come out okay. Don't worry.

3. Fig. to come before the public; [for a book] to be published; [for a report] to be made public. •

A new magazine has just come out.

When will your next book come out?

4. Fig. to become visible or evident. •

His pride came out in his refusal to accept help.

The real reason finally came out, and it was not flattering.

5. Fig. [for a young woman] to make a social debut. (Now only done in certain U.S. regions.) •

Does your daughter plan to come out this year?

6. Fig. to reveal one's homosexuality. (See also out of the closet.) •

Herbie finally came out when he was forty-five.

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{v.} 1. {Of a girl:} To be formally introduced to polite society at about age eighteen, usually at a party; begin to go to big parties, * /In society, girls come out when they reach the age of about eighteen, and usually it is at a big party in their honor; after that they are looked on as adults./ 2. To be published. * /The book came out two weeks ago./ 3. To become publicly known. * /The truth finally came out at his trial./ 4, To end; result; finish. * /How did the story come out?/ * /The game came out as we had hoped./ * /The snapshots came out well./ 5. To announce support or opposition; declare yourself (for or against a person or thing). * /The party leaders came out for an acceptable candidate./ * /Many Congressmen came out against the bill./ 6. See: GO OUT FOR.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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