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in plain sight

in plain sight prepositional phrase: very easy to see or notice, especially when supposed to be hidden.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Very easy to see or notice, especially when supposed to be hidden.
    • You stand with your hand on my waistline
      It's a scene, and we're out here in plain sight2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version), performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023

Questions about in plain sight

What does in plain sight mean?
In plain sight means very easy to see or notice, especially when supposed to be hidden.
What part of speech is in plain sight?
In plain sight is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in plain sight in the dictionary

  1. in piety
  2. in pig
  3. in place
  4. in place of
  5. in places
  6. in plain sight
  7. in plain view
  8. in play
  9. in plenty
  10. in pocket
  11. in point

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