كيف تنطق "an open secret"

expression

an OH-puhn SEE-kruht or SEE-krit

un OH-puhn SEE-kruht

التعريف

A fact or piece of information that many people know, but pretend is secret or do not talk about openly.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈoʊpən/ /ˈsikɹət/, /ˈsikɹɪt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈɐn/ /ˈəʊpən/ /ˈsiːkɹət

أمريكي

an OH-puhn SEE-kruht or SEE-krit

بريطاني

un OH-puhn SEE-kruht

It was an open secret that they liked each other.

Her new job offer was an open secret in the office.

The boss’s plan to retire early was an open secret.

Their relationship was an open secret, but nobody talked about it directly.