lay bare something
lay something bare

It would all be there, laid bare in front of him.

It was the heart of the community which he laid bare.

But aside from the two dead trees, the ground lay bare.

His mind lay bare to me, as mine to him.

After a moment, he laid bare his pain and told the truth.

Perhaps as important, he helped the commission lay bare the department's failure to police itself.

Every aspect of their private life has been laid bare.

And in one sentence the entire problem is laid bare for all to see.

With those gone the true nature of things is laid bare.

Even better, the true costs of the service provided will be laid bare.