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  What it means

  Literally “to come out into the open,” this idiom means to come to light, to be revealed, or to become publicly known — especially of something that was previously hidden or secret. It is commonly used when scandals, lies, or concealed facts are finally exposed.

  Vocabulary

  • wyjść — to come out, to go out (perfective)
  • na — onto, into (preposition)
  • jaw — the open, public view (from 'jawny' — open, evident)

  Grammar note

  The noun 'jaw' rarely appears independently; it survives mainly in the fixed expressions 'na jaw' (into the open) and the adjective 'jawny' (open, evident). This is a lexicalized remnant in the idiom.

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