白日(はくじつ)の下(もと)に晒(さら)す

はくじつのもとにさらす
expression
to bring to light; expose to public view
formalexpression
1. to bring to light; expose to public view
To reveal something hidden — usually wrongdoing, a secret, or the truth — so that everyone can see it. 白日(はくじつ) is the bright daylight.
不正(ふせい)を白日(はくじつ)の下(もと)に晒(さら)す。
To bring the wrongdoing to light.
真実(しんじつ)がついに白日(はくじつ)の下(もと)に晒(さら)された。
The truth was finally exposed to public view.
その報道(ほうどう)は長年(ながねん)隠(かく)されてきた企業(きぎょう)の秘密(ひみつ)を白日(はくじつ)の下(もと)に晒(さら)した。
The report brought to light a corporate secret that had been hidden for many years.

白日(はくじつ) literally means 'bright daylight.' The idiom pictures dragging a hidden thing out into full sunlight where it can no longer be concealed. Almost always used of wrongdoing, scandals, or uncomfortable truths.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 明(あき)るみに出(だ)す: to bring to light — more neutral and everyday
  • 暴(あば)く: to expose; uncover — a single verb, often of secrets or crimes

Related Words

Compare: 暴(あば)く (to expose)
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Added 2026.5.16 12:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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