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To drag something into the light, hoping it wasn't wearing pants.
means To reveal something hidden — a secret, a fraud, or simply skin — to public view.
from From Latin exponere, to put out or set forth, via Old French exposer; literally to place outside where everyone can see.
Accent shiftExposé with an accent means the scandalous article itself.
PhotographyFilm exposure means letting light hit and reveal.
Legal cousinWhistleblowers expose; lawyers call it disclosure.