English Explanatory Dictionary

open the kimono

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reveal confidential information, especially details of one's business operations.

Pronunciation

En-au-open the kimono.ogg

Word forms

open the kimono opens the kimono opening the kimono opened the kimono open up the kimono

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a calque of Japanese 胸襟を開く (“to share one's feelings”, literally “to open one's collar”) or Japanese 裃を脱ぐ (“to be frank”, literally “to take off one's haori and hakama (two garments worn over a kimono)”).

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