go public

Idioms and Phrases

Become a publicly held company, that is, issue ownership shares in the form of stock. For example, As soon as the company grows a little bigger and begins to show a profit, we intend to go public . [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

James Van Der Beek says a tabloid threat prompted him to quickly go public with his cancer diagnosis: ‘There’s no playbook for how to announce these things.’

From Los Angeles Times

By September 1911, Carson had laid “the groundwork for civil war,” to quote Ulster historian Alvin Jackson, and was ready to go public in a speech before 50,000 Unionists: “We must be prepared — and time is precious in these things — the morning Home Rule passes, ourselves to become responsible for the Government of the Protestant Province of Ulster.”

From Salon

In its aftermath, she realizes it was exploitative and decides to report it to the police and go public.

From Salon

“You don’t go public unless you’re sure of the facts,” said Fink, who is based in Southern California but has worked on PR campaigns around the world, including for the Soviet Union’s response to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor meltdown.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t know of anyone who would go public with a story unless they verified it was true,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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