come out of the closet

Submitted by piliburuk on 2017-12-23

Idiomatic translations of "come out of the closet"

Danish
at komme/springe ud af skabet
Explanations:

Meanings of "come out of the closet"

English

to acknowledge something that had earlier been secret. In modern speech the phrase has become heavily associated with acknowledging homosexuality.

example:
Did you hear that Mark came out of the closet? I always suspected he was gay.

Explained by N1ng3nN1ng3n on Wed, 23/05/2018 - 14:55
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Finnish

tulla ulos kaapista

Explained by Rosa-MariaRosa-Maria on Wed, 10/01/2018 - 16:22
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Turkish

kişinin sır olarak tuttuğu kimliğini açıklaması (genellikle eşcinsel olduğunu açıklayanlar için kullanılır)

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"come out of the ..." in lyrics

Pinguini Tattici Nucleari - Coke Zero

Ma'am, what can I say
Your grandaughter and her friend
Have come out of the closet
They're pan, and not like the bread1

  • 1. Pan as in pansexual, or an attraction to people regardless of their gender identity. The phrase used here, "Pan per focaccia" in Italian means "tit for tat", but "pan" can also translate as "bread"

Pet Shop Boys - Se a vida e

Come outside and see
A brand new day
The troubles in your mind
Will blow away

Calle 13 - Dare it

you are a street woman, street fighter

Dare it, dare it, come out of the closet,
expose yourself; take off your polish,

Ornella Tempesta - Your best friend

Yes it's called self-injury,
You know this thing you're ashamed of when you say its name,
There are no laws, there are no rules in its game anyway,
Just hate yourself, you know the song.

Eminem - Hail Mary

Talkin' 'bout he left the hospital, took 9 like me
You live in fantasies nigga, I reject your deposit
When your lil' sweet ass gon' come out of the closet?
Now he wonderin' why DMX blowed him out

Garfunkel and Oates - Gay Boyfriend

But what does it matter anyway?

He hasn't come out of the closet yet
Till then, I'll take all that I can get

South Park (OST) - Trapped in the Closet

R. Kelly: Now, I've been asked to come up here, get you both out of the closet.
Man, this is some crazy shit. Why won't you both just come out the closet?
And they said...

Beogradski Sindikat - I am here

I'm the fifth element of music, turn up the speakers
Come out of the closet, let the sound come with you
Try to bother (them) again, because the system is destroyed

Legally Blonde (Musical) - Gay Or European

It's clear, you can see it
Enough of you hiding
come out of the closet already
Do you understand the irony?

Bobby Womack - If You Think You're Lonely Now

(Wait until tonight, girl)
Just remember I made it a long fact
And it's gotta just come out of the closet
And chase you all around your room

The Adicts - Viva La Revolution

Into the Dungeon with the evil men
The people have risen we're free again
Come out of the closet
Come out of the hole

Mercedes Bentso - Yo Dickless Dick

I leave real men to wank their little willies until their willies bleed
I have turned gays straigh and straight into a lezzie bats
Yo nun your ass should come out of the closet
That sledgehammer of a wiener ain't got much weight no more

Rami Kleinstein - On The Day Of The Bombing

this is what she wants on the day of the bombing

Let's come out of the closet1
for a day of theater

  • 1. where they were hiding

Krankšvester - Parade is outside

Let be repeat myself, your boyfriend ought to
Come out of the closet cuz he's homo, baby
It's not a bad thing, moreover, it's quite persuay*

Mylène Farmer - Без преструвка

аз съм си момче.

Стоя в килера в свойта самота1
и край очите ми кръжи чернота.2

  • 1. На френски Tout seul dans mon placard […] („Съвсем сам в своя килер […]“) означава, че героинята вече е приела да бъде момче и че ще продължава да се оприличава на такова до края на песента, използвайки мъжки род. Под „килер“ се има предвид английският израз to come out of the closet („да изляза от килера/гардероба“), който се е превърнал в жаргон на ЛГБТ обществото за това, когато човек осъзнае сексуалната си ориентация и я обяви публично. В случая се има предвид точно обратното – героинята се крие в килера и не иска да излезе от него, т.е. да обяви публично ориентацията си.
  • 2. Чернотата в случая може да разбира по два начина:

Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs - Viva la revolution

The people have risen we're free again

Come out of the closet
Come out of the hole

Bushido - Death Star

[Hook]:
My album is now out, who is afraid of the big bad wolf?
I am your nightmare and come out of the closet at night, yeah.
Lights out send the children to bed.

People in Planes - Pretty Buildings

And you know it hurts like hell!
So come out of the closet
Let's talk about it

Obie Bermúdez - Confesiones

That he came to New York to hide his double life
He swears that because of the distance, over there they'll never find out
Hey boy why are you hiding, be strong and come out of the closet

Carman - We need God in America again

America's dead and dying hand is on the threshold of the Church
While the spirit of Sodom and Gomorrah vex us all
When it gets to the point where people would rather come out of the closet than clean it
It's the sign that the judgement of God is gonna fall