an open book

noun

: a person or thing that is easy to learn about and understand
My life is an open book. I have nothing to hide.

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Chau was part of a generation who was an open book on social media, so even though there is no pat ending of video of his final excursion, there is plenty leading up to it. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025 Lily Allen has long been an open book about her mental and physical health, but in a new chat on her and Miquita Oliver’s Miss Me? Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024 Perhaps the woman who first introduced herself as an open book with nothing to hide is still being just that. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025 But while her professional life has been an open book of success after success, her personal life has been a bit more private. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024 The Marines went to extreme lengths to shield Sasaki from the media in his five years with them, so much so that the intensely private Ohtani seems like an open book by comparison. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Ava was a professional at reading me like an open book. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 However, people close to me can read me like an open book. Melinda Elmborg, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 By his own admission, Steve Lukather is an open book. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024

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“An open book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/an%20open%20book. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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