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the coast is clear

/ðə ˌkoʊst ɪz ˈklɪəɹ/

the coast is clear phrase: there is no danger; one can freely pass through a region without risk of discovery.

Phrase

the coast is clear

  1. (idiomatic) There is no danger; one can freely pass through a region without risk of discovery.
    • Wait there, watch the back of the building, and whistle when the coast is clear.
    • Seeing that the coast was clear, Tarzan stepped into the darkened entrance […]1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan the Terrible, Grosset & Dunlap, page 222

the coast is clear meaning in Bengali

the coast is clear in Bengali

কোনো বিপদ নেই

Origin of the coast is clear

Compare Spanish no hay moros en la costa.

Questions about the coast is clear

What does the coast is clear mean?
The coast is clear means there is no danger; one can freely pass through a region without risk of discovery.
What is the coast is clear in Bengali?
The coast is clear in Bengali is কোনো বিপদ নেই. See The coast is clear meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is the coast is clear?
The coast is clear is a phrase.
How do you pronounce the coast is clear?
The coast is clear is pronounced /ðə ˌkoʊst ɪz ˈklɪəɹ/.

Words near the coast is clear in the dictionary

  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  2. the city of a thousand windows
  3. the clock around
  4. the closet is glass
  5. the closet is made of glass
  6. the coast is clear
  7. the cobbler always wears the worst shoes
  8. the cobbler's children are the worst shod
  9. the cobbler's children go barefoot
  10. The Colony
  11. the com

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