It seems that "coming out of the closet" was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding.

看起来“出柜”的出现是两个隐喻词的汇合：公开参加同一群体的社交活动，以及一个隐藏着的惊人秘密。

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Being in the closet implies hiding from the outside world, and the act of coming out of it implies the will to stop hiding.

在衣柜里则意味着逃避外界，而出来这个动作意味着将会不再躲藏。

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Grandma's home remedies, it seems, are coming out of the closet (or rather, the medicine chest).

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Because the skeletons are coming out of the closet and onto the front porch.

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Like most out-of-favor fashion trends, the clothes were coming out of the closet and back onto the street.

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