Come out
Come out verb - To become known.
Usage example: if the truth of his sexuality ever came out, the actor's career would be ruined
Both terms in one sentence
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In a few episodes, Lennie Briscoe will approach a drug dealer whom he will know has information valuable to the case, but the dealer will usually play dumb so Briscoe and his partner will frisks the dealer and find drugs, the cuffs come out and the dealer will spill his guts.
Source: Series / Law & Order
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