expose oneself
verb1
Euphemistic, Idiomatic To display one's genitalia or female nipples in a public place or in other inappropriate circumstances.
- The police arrested the man who had exposed himself in public.
- On Thursday the police in Miami Beach arrested the man, Weston J. Hill, 44 years old, charging him with indecent exposure. . . . He had been charged with exposing himself to children.1985 May 5, “Offender's One-way Ticket Stirs 2-city Feud”, in New York Times, retrieved 27 Apr 2014:
2 more examples
- While the President was on the telephone, according to Ms. Lewinsky, "he unzipped his pants and exposed himself," and she performed oral sex.1998 September 18, “Bill & Monica: The Intern Serves the Pizza”, in Time, retrieved 27 Apr 2014:
- Elsewhere in Sweden recently, two underage girls pressed charges when a teenage boy exposed himself to them at a lake. The court decided, despite the victims' testimonies, that the offence was "not of a sexual nature" and dismissed it.2013 September 20, Holly Baxter, “Is masturbating in public a laughing matter?”, in The Guardian, UK:
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Idiomatic To put oneself in a vulnerable position.
- The soldiers exposed themselves by moving into unfamiliar territory.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see expose.
- Related terms
- indecent exposure