All lay open synonyms

verb lay open

• get down — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• put up — planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.
• take a crack at — attempt sth
• dare say — to think likely; suppose
• go out on a limb — say sth daring
• make a stab at — to make an attempt at
• make bold — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
• play for — sport: represent, be on the side of
• play the market — to speculate on a stock exchange
• try out — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
• acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
• bring out — When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
• come clean — to make a revelation or confession
• declare — If you declare that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also declare an attitude or intention.
• deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
• divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
• own — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
• say — assay.
• state — the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
• tell — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
• throw out — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
• utter — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
• chime in — If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
• own up — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.