in plain sight

[ in pleyn sahyt ]

idiom

1. in a place or manner that is clearly visible:

   Some of your best home decor pieces are hiding in plain sight right in your kitchen.

   This cheat is operating in plain sight, fooling everybody and getting away with it.

Example Sentences

Judge Mrs Justice Lambert said it was an "audacious" and extensively planned scheme to "kill a man in plain sight", which nearly worked.

From BBC

It is “hidden in plain sight”, the archaeologists say, as it is just 15 minutes hike from a major road near Xhipul where mostly Mayan people now live.

From BBC

The nation’s war on drugs has largely failed, but that doesn’t mean police have to sit back as city streets become drug bazaars that flourish in plain sight day and night.

From Los Angeles Times

Justice Minister Naomi Long said human trafficking is "happening around us and often goes unnoticed or is ignored or is hidden in plain sight".

From BBC

But in just one week, the exhibitions turn to actual competition, the season opener now in plain sight for the team.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• clearly
• evidently
• officially
• plainly