expose someone or something to someone or something

expose someone or something to someone or something
expose someone or something to someone or something
to show someone or something to someone or something. •

You should not expose the children to violent movies at their age.

Do not expose the film to the light.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • expose */*/ — UK [ɪkˈspəʊz] / US [ɪkˈspoʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms expose : present tense I/you/we/they expose he/she/it exposes present participle exposing past tense exposed past participle exposed 1) to allow something that is usually covered or… …   English dictionary

  • expose — ex|pose [ ık spouz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to fail to protect someone or something from something harmful or dangerous: expose someone/something to something: Many of the soldiers had been exposed to radiation. Why do we still sunbathe when we… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • expose — verb 1》 make (something) visible by uncovering it.     ↘(expose oneself) publicly and indecently display one s genitals. 2》 (often expose someone to) subject to possible harm or risk.     ↘leave (a child) in the open to die. 3》 (expose someone… …   English new terms dictionary

  • expose — ex‧pose [ɪkˈspəʊz ǁ ˈspoʊz] verb [transitive] 1. to reveal the truth about someone or something that was hidden, especially when it involves something illegal, dishonest, or wrong: • He achieved political prominence by exposing high level… …   Financial and business terms

  • exposé — ex‧po‧sé [ɪkˈspəʊzeɪ ǁ ˌekspəˈzeɪ] noun [countable] a newspaper article or a television programme which tells people the truth for the first time about something bad, or someone who has done something illegal, dishonest, or wrong: • a sensational …   Financial and business terms

  • Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ …   Wikipedia

  • expose — ex|pose W3 [ıkˈspəuz US ˈspouz] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(show)¦ 2¦(to something dangerous)¦ 3¦(tell the truth)¦ 4¦(see/experience)¦ 5 expose yourself 6¦(photograph)¦ 7¦(feelings)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: exposer, f …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • expose — verb (T) 1 SHOW to show something that is usually covered: The wolf opened its mouth to expose a row of sharp white teeth. | expose sth to sth: Wounds that are exposed to the air heal more quickly. 2 TO STH DANGEROUS to put someone in a harmful… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • expose — [[t]ɪkspo͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ exposes, exposing, exposed 1) VERB To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen. [V n] Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea... [V n] For an… …   English dictionary

  • expose — [ɪkˈspəʊz] verb [T] 1) to remove something that is covering something else so that it is no longer hidden or protected The snow had melted and exposed the rock underneath.[/ex] 2) to put someone or something into a situation that involves danger… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • leave someone/something to the mercy of — expose someone or something to a situation of probable danger or harm the forest is left to the mercy of the loggers …   Useful english dictionary

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